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MOT History from tests of petrol STANDARD 8s year 1956

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mot history
Pass percent:69.81%
(The average a petrol STANDARD 8 year 1956 passes without issue)
Based on:53 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Driver`s door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Front brake application uneven1

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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