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MOT History from tests of petrol SMC CGs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:84.45%
(The average a petrol SMC CG year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:238 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues14
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|4
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||4
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))2
Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Brake lever has inadequate reserve travel park brake lever |9.3.1f|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Drive chain excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements doesnt work (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam (5.1.2 (c) (i))1
Rear Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner both (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Main beam tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |3.3 |a||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||1
All direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp crossed wiring (4.4.3 (b))1
Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush upper arms where attached to frame BOTH |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Footrest insecure |9.6.1|1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.E.1|1
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake valve insecure |1.1.7 |c||1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted and braking performance affected |1.1.16 |c| |ii||1
Offside Front Steering arm modification unsafe loose |2.1.3 |f| |i||1
Nearside Front Upper Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Steering locking device ineffective (2.1.3 (d))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))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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