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MOT History from tests of petrol SMC CGs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:80.80%
(The average a petrol SMC CG year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:125 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Registration plate issues5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper wishbone bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper wishbone bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1|1
Wheel hub spigot mounting excessively worn |4.2.B.5|1
Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Central Front Vehicle Identification Number not displayed chassis plate not attached (corroded rivets) (0.2 (a))1
Offside Front wheel bearings are excessively rough |9.2.8c|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Drive chain so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii))1
Oil leaking excessively from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Rear Axle insecure such that stability is impaired Loose (5.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Parking brake lever missing (1.1.6 (d))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements cable operation device mising (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Stop lamp(s) not working When rear brake is applied. (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Led lamp fitted to a halogen headlight unit. (4.1.2 (c))1
Vehicle Identification Number incomplete (0.2 (b))1
Rear Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear All direction indicators missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Hand operated control valve malfunctioning front brake lever no reserve travel (1.1.5 (d))1
Front Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function not operating as required (5.3.2 (b))1
Parking brake lever is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (1.1.6 (f))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Hand operated control valve malfunctioning rear brakes not working of front lever (1.1.5 (d))1
Rear Additional braking device has inadequate clearance between other components |3.6.I.2|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Front Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Rear brake disc modified and seriously weakened rear disc bent |3.5.1n|1
Parking brake lever missing |3.1.3a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Rear brake caliper securing device loose |3.5.1j|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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