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MOT History from tests of petrol PONTIAC FIREBIRDs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:85.50%
(The average a petrol PONTIAC FIREBIRD year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:200 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|2
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emits visible black smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Speedometer clearly inoperative |6.7.2|1
Offside Front Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front All position lamps not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.A.2a|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Outer Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Outer Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage which is adjustable, loose in adjustment threads |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1|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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