MOT History from tests of diesel ROVER DEFENDERs year 1963

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Pass percent:25.00%

(The average a diesel ROVER DEFENDER year 1963 passes without issue)

Based on:12 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Front brake application uneven	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 3 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering top & bottom \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.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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Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Front brake application uneven	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured \|2.4.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 3 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 2 places \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering top & bottom \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel ROVER DEFENDERs year 1963

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