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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELANs year 1975

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mot history
Pass percent:75.61%
(The average a petrol LOTUS ELAN year 1975 passes without issue)
Based on:41 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |1.1.12 |b| |ii||1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|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
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Offside Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Prop shaft securing bolt loose Rear flange |6.1.7 |a| |i||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a||1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases pipe holed (6.1.2 (a))1
Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive 8.924 max 4.5 (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect no pattern both lamps (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (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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