MOT History from tests of petrol MERLIN SPORTSs year 1979

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Pass percent:70.59%

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

Based on:17 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	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
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Position lamp switch faulty \|1.1.A.1\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol MERLIN SPORTSs year 1979

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