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MOT History from tests of petrol VANDEN PLAS AUTOs year 1978

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Pass percent:50.00%
(The average a petrol VANDEN PLAS AUTO year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:60 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Rear brake binding4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Rear brake application uneven2
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |4.1.3 |b||1
Nearside 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 Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a||1
Offside Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a||1
Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d||1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit totally deflated |2.4.D.1a|1
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit totally deflated |2.4.D.1a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Offside Rear rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Suspension component leaking hydro elastic unit (5.3.5 (c))1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, 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
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Steering system excessively rough excessive play n/s of rack (2.1.1 (a))1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|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
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Brake hose damaged1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|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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