MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL CAVALIERs year 1985

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Pass percent:73.91%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL CAVALIER year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:46 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	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 Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Rear brake binding	2
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Offside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	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 Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL CAVALIERs year 1985

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