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MOT History from tests of petrol CATERHAM 7s year 1997

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Pass percent:89.03%
(The average a petrol CATERHAM 7 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:401 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Registration plate issues6
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Nearside Outer Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Outer Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Front Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Outer Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|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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