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MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH TR3As year 1959

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Pass percent:85.98%
(The average a petrol TRIUMPH TR3A year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:214 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|3
Windscreen washer not working 3
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Rear brake binding2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|2
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))2
Passenger`s seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.6 |a| |i||1
Fuel pipe insecure front to rear |6.1.3 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill to floor section |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Front Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Horn control insecure |1.6.1|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut not locked |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Offside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.2.2 |b||1
Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin locking device missing |2.4.B.3b|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor pin excessively loose in its bracket |2.4.B.3a|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring to axle fixing bolt insecure nut loose. (5.3.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))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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