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MOT History from tests of petrol RILEY RILEYs year 1951

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mot history
Pass percent:83.22%
(The average a petrol RILEY RILEY year 1951 passes without issue)
Based on:149 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Front brake application uneven3
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|2
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Semaphore indicator switch insecure |1.4.C.1c|1
Offside Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Offside Front Torsion bar attachment bracket loose |2.4.E.4a|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing bolt insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the chassis |2.4.A.1a|1
Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Semaphore indicator tell tale missing |1.4.C.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Rear Brake rod has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|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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