MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELANs year 1990

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Pass percent:63.99%

(The average a petrol LOTUS ELAN year 1990 passes without issue)

Based on:5,751 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	598
Headlamp aim out of alignment	456
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	317
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	304
Brake pipe excessively corroded	259
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	224
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	181
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	174
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	147
Registration plate issues	126
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	109
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	77
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	66
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	65
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	58
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	56
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	56
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Front brake application uneven	50
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Registration plate lamp issues	44
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	43
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	40
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	38
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	36
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	32
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	30
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	30
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	28
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Rear brake application uneven	27
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	27
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	27
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	26
Rear brake binding	25
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	24
rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	24
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	23
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	23
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	23
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	22
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	22
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	21
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	20
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Windscreen washer not working	20
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	20
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	20
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	19
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	19
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	18
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	17
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	17
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	16
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	16
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	15
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	15
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	15
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	15
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	15
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	12
Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	12
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	12
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Hazard warning switch inoperative \|4.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	11
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	11
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	10
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	10
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	10
Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam \|1.7.4a\|	10
front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	10
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	10
Windscreen has damage	10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	9
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	9
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	9
Offside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	9
All direction indicators not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	8
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	8
Offside Front An item not tested \|Manual\|	8
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	8
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	8
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	7
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	7
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	7
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	7
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	7
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	7
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	7
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	7
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	7
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))	7

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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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELANs year 1990

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