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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELANs year 1964

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mot history
Pass percent:88.07%
(The average a petrol LOTUS ELAN year 1964 passes without issue)
Based on:218 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|3
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move2
Lower Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Front drive shaft coupling flexible rubber or fabric coupling unit breaking up |2.5.C.1d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Offside Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. unable to lock |6.2.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Front Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking Caliper bleed screw. |3.6.A.1|1
Stop lamp not working Both |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a|1
Offside Front Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam |1.7.4a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Offside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat |3.1.3c|1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))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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