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MOT History from tests of petrol OPEL KADETTs year 1983

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Pass percent:49.35%
(The average a petrol OPEL KADETT year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:77 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|4
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|4
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded innerarch |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage |3.1.4a|1
Front Upper Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|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
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Registration plate issues1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Fuel pipe union leaking at tank |7.2.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Inner Arch |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front brake application uneven1
front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Fuel hose so insecure there is a risk of fire hose cracked and clip missing at fuel tank. (6.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |5.2.6|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported rubber mount broken |7.1.1|1
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner arch/flitch - 3 seperate corroded points |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner arch/flitch 2 seperated corroded points |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Nearside Rear Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wheel arch |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced both middle outer sills (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength O/S/R outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner flitch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner flitch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Nearside Front 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.

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