MOT Check for TRIUMPH SPITFIREs

The TRIUMPH SPITFIRE makes up 57,264 of the overall 1,693,506 TRIUMPH MOT test results. Select your SPITFIRE model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Front Fuel pipe leaking  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front An item not tested  Occurs:12 times
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:40 times
Offside Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:19 times
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure  Occurs:49 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:138 times
Hazard warning lamps inoperative  Occurs:220 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:2,211 times
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure  Occurs:63 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired  Occurs:27 times
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:74 times
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure  Occurs:39 times
Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure  Occurs:35 times
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:215 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:21 times
Indicator tell tale inoperative  Occurs:135 times
Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:28 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure  Occurs:43 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure  Occurs:49 times
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion  Occurs:22 times
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