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MOT History from tests of petrol TALBOT MERLINs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:40.00%
(The average a petrol TALBOT MERLIN year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:15 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail (1.1.12 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength tie bar fixing area (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wing at strut top area (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear Leaf spring deteriorated and seriously weakened both |2.4.B.1a|1
Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated bonnet wont open |8.4.2|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|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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