MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1989

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Pass percent:81.63%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE 911 year 1989 passes without issue)

Based on:13,502 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	823
Registration plate lamp issues	263
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	227
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	211
Registration plate issues	178
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	154
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	129
Rear brake binding	103
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	88
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	70
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	70
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	56
Windscreen washer not working	55
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	54
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	54
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	45
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	45
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	43
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	36
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	29
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	27
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	27
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	21
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	19
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	18
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	17
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	17
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Windscreen has damage	16
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	16
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	16
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	16
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	16
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	16
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	15
Front brake application uneven	15
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams \|1.7.4b\|	15
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	15
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	13
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	12
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	12
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	12
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	12
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	12
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	11
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	11
Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	11
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	11
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	11
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	10
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	10
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	9
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	9
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	9
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	9
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	8
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	8
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	8
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	8
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	8
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	8
Offside Front Brake hose leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	8
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	8

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 1989

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