MOT History from tests of petrol CATERHAM SEVENs year 1985

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Pass percent:84.48%

(The average a petrol CATERHAM SEVEN year 1985 passes without issue)

Based on:116 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))	1
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Registration plate issues	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii))	1
Windscreen washer not working	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))	1
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i))	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Registration plate issues	1

MOT History from tests of petrol CATERHAM SEVENs year 1985

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