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MOT History from tests of petrol STANDARD 8s year 1955

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mot history
Pass percent:85.19%
(The average a petrol STANDARD 8 year 1955 passes without issue)
Based on:81 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Speedometer clearly inoperative |7.8 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Steering box insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings |2.1.3 |a| |ii||1
Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front brake application uneven1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Lower Steering column retaining device insecure |2.1.6|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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