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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS 7s year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:81.10%
(The average a petrol LOTUS 7 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:127 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Rear brake binding4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a|1
Windscreen has damage1
Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.1.4c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Panhard rod locating pin insecure |2.4.G.3a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|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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