>

MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 356s year 1971

Review the list of common PORSCHE 356 failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your PORSCHE then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:73.33%
(The average a petrol PORSCHE 356 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:120 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Front brake application uneven2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear brake binding2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|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 dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|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
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Steering linkage repaired by welding |2.2.C.1e|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|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
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy