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MOT History from tests of petrol MORRIS EIGHTs year 1938

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Pass percent:83.19%
(The average a petrol MORRIS EIGHT year 1938 passes without issue)
Based on:119 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly |1.4.C.1a|3
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Front brake application uneven2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear brake binding2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Headlamp aim not in a clean condition affecting light output |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Semaphore indicator arm does not extend smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Rear Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Rear Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has a deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|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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