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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELANs year 1989

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mot history
Pass percent:62.86%
(The average a petrol LOTUS ELAN year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:70 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Brake hose damaged1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp lens missing (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam head lamp unit not working (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam head lamp unit not working (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp are incorrectly positioned (4.1.4 (a))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (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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