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MOT History from tests of petrol PONTIAC FIREBIRDs year 1973

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mot history
Pass percent:84.26%
(The average a petrol PONTIAC FIREBIRD year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:108 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Registration plate issues4
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Front position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Indicators (1.1.A.3f)1
Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Front, front side lights (1.4.A.2h)1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)1
Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release Offside rear (5.2.5a)1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Offside Rear Seat belt stitching not secure |5.2.2b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt stitching not secure |5.2.2b|1
Offside Front Brake back plate|s| locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Steering wheel weakened by cracks |2.1.1|1
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a|1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4|1
Fuel pipe leaking at fuel pump |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing ball joint split pin |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing ball joint split pin |2.5.A.4|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b|1
Offside Inner Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing split pin missing |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension locking device missing split pin missing |2.5.A.4|1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket bolt missing forward |2.4.B.6c|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Rear Service brake excessively binding nearside and offside |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e)1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.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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