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MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER P5s year 1970

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Pass percent:70.83%
(The average a petrol ROVER P5 year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:120 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|12
Brakes imbalanced across an axle12
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort6
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Windscreen washer not working 2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear brake binding2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Headlamp not working on main beam both |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Lower Parking brake lever is impeded in its travel |3.1.6c|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded centre inner sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged crushed flat over axel |3.6.B.2c|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Headlamp switch faulty high beam stuck on |1.7.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a seal |2.3.3b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush missing |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill by jacking points |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill by jacking points |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Fuel pipe union leaking |7.2.3|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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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