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MOT History from tests of petrol TRIUMPH TR8s year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:43.48%
(The average a petrol TRIUMPH TR8 year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:23 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2|2
Nearside Front Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear brake binding1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Coil spring insecure |5.3.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Coil spring insecure |5.3.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Coil spring insecure not in spring mounting area |5.3.1 |a| |i||1
Steering column universal joint modified such that the steering is adversely affected catching exhaust |2.1.3 |f| |ii||1
Lower Steering column universal joint insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings |2.1.3 |a| |ii||1
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4|1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the seat |5.2.1a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Inner Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive play in the sliding bush or gland |2.5.B.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Trailing arm (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Windscreen washer not working 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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