MOT History from tests of petrol SUNBEAM RAPIERs year 1972

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Pass percent:80.61%

(The average a petrol SUNBEAM RAPIER year 1972 passes without issue)

Based on:98 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Rear brake binding	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive play in the sliding bush or gland \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt obviously repaired \|5.2.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Outer Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	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 brake binding	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive play in the sliding bush or gland \|2.5.B.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt obviously repaired \|5.2.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering column retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Outer Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol SUNBEAM RAPIERs year 1972

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