MOT History from tests of petrol MERCURY COUGARs year 1968

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Pass percent:79.25%

(The average a petrol MERCURY COUGAR year 1968 passes without issue)

Based on:106 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device missing all front calliper locking wires missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Power steering pipe/hose excessively damaged \|2.1.5 \|g\| \|i\|\|	1
Power steering ram leaking \|2.1.5 \|a\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| excessively damaged \|2.3.2\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.2.1b\|	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Mechanical brake component locking device missing all front calliper locking wires missing \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	1
Power steering pipe/hose excessively damaged \|2.1.5 \|g\| \|i\|\|	1
Power steering ram leaking \|2.1.5 \|a\|\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| excessively damaged \|2.3.2\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.2.1b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCURY COUGARs year 1968

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