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MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH ROADSTERs year 1949

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mot history
Pass percent:88.92%
(The average a petrol TRIUMPH ROADSTER year 1949 passes without issue)
Based on:316 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear brake binding3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6|1
Brake hose damaged1
Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly |1.4.C.1a|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Brake clevis joint locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Rear Brake clevis joint excessively corroded and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Front Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a|1
Offside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Centre Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Front Leaf spring shackle bracket loose |2.4.B.6a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Brake relay lever has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Nearside Front Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |anchor| |2.4.B.4|1
Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Stop lamp not working both , faulty switch |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure 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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