MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1987

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Pass percent:79.15%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE 911 year 1987 passes without issue)

Based on:9,202 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	627
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	210
Registration plate lamp issues	198
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	155
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	141
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	133
Registration plate issues	114
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	109
Rear brake binding	94
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	63
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	58
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	57
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	54
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	53
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	50
Windscreen washer not working	45
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	41
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	37
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	30
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	25
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	19
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	17
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	17
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	17
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	14
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	13
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	12
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	12
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	12
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	11
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	10
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	10
Windscreen has damage	10
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	9
Front brake application uneven	9
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	9
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	9
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	8
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	8
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	8
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	8
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	8
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	7
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	7
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	7
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7
Nearside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	7
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	7
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	7
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	7
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	7
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	7
Brake pipe excessively corroded	7
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	6
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	6
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	6
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	6
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Nearside Rear Torsion bar attachment bracket corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.E.4c\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	6
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	6
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	6
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	6
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	6

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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MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1987

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