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MOT History from tests of petrol SUNBEAM TALBOTs year 1953

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mot history
Pass percent:77.70%
(The average a petrol SUNBEAM TALBOT year 1953 passes without issue)
Based on:139 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Brake hose has insufficient room to move2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|2
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Rear brake binding2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Upper Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front brake application uneven1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Drag link end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front Lower Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2|1
Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Offside Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|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.

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