MOT History from tests of petrol CATERHAM SPORTSs year 1971

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Pass percent:81.44%

(The average a petrol CATERHAM SPORTS year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:97 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Upper Front suspension locking device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat \|3.1.3c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.1.3 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Rear brake binding	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Rear brake application uneven	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Upper Front suspension locking device ineffective \|2.5.A.4\|	1
Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat \|3.1.3c\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.1.3 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol CATERHAM SPORTSs year 1971

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