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MOT History from tests of petrol MERLIN SPORTSs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:66.67%
(The average a petrol MERLIN SPORTS year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:48 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Stop lamp|s| remains on when the brakes are released both |4.3.2 |a| |iii||1
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Front Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Nearside Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Rear brake binding1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|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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