MOT History from tests of petrol MERLIN MERLINs year 1979

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Pass percent:42.11%

(The average a petrol MERLIN MERLIN year 1979 passes without issue)

Based on:19 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate issues	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Offside 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
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
brake caliper locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Hazard warning lamps operated by more than one switch \|1.4.B.1c\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	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
Registration plate issues	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Offside 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
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
brake caliper locking device insecure \|3.5.1l\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Hazard warning lamps operated by more than one switch \|1.4.B.1c\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERLIN MERLINs year 1979

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