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MOT History from tests of petrol RILEY RILEYs year 1953

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mot history
Pass percent:80.00%
(The average a petrol RILEY RILEY year 1953 passes without issue)
Based on:310 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|14
Brakes imbalanced across an axle9
Rear brake binding8
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort7
Horn not working |1.6.2a|6
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|4
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Front brake application uneven3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear brake application uneven3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
An item not tested |Manual|2
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Steering rack damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Nearside Inner Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Stop lamp insecure |1.2.1a|1
Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Centre Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Windscreen wiper control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Brake clevis joint has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|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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