MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER VITESSEs year 1985

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Pass percent:23.33%

(The average a petrol ROVER VITESSE year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:30 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Windscreen washer not working	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Lower Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	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
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Windscreen washer not working	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
An item not tested \|Manual\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Lower Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER VITESSEs year 1985

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