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MOT History from tests of petrol MORRIS MINORs year 1931

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mot history
Pass percent:86.07%
(The average a petrol MORRIS MINOR year 1931 passes without issue)
Based on:323 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|3
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|3
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Front brake application uneven2
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|2
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|2
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5|2
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|2
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|2
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|2
Front Hand operated control valve unit insecure |3.2.2a|1
Front Brake linkage locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot|s| or their associated mountings locking device insecure |3.1.4b|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Mechanical brake component securing device missing |3.5.1i|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm arm does not show an amber light to the front |1.4.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Inner Front Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in an anchor pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Front Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Centre Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Centre Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot|s| or their associated mountings locking device insecure |3.1.4b|1
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer |7.1.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Centre Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Front Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Front Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1

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.

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