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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELITEs year 1962

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mot history
Pass percent:86.12%
(The average a petrol LOTUS ELITE year 1962 passes without issue)
Based on:461 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|18
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort7
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|6
Registration plate lamp issues5
Registration plate issues5
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|2
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Rear Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt |2.4.G.4c|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Steering column shaft damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering retaining device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn control missing |1.6.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering component fractured and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|1
Steering column flexible coupling has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Headlamp aim not tested both head lights flashing |4.1.2 |b||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Brake disc contaminated |1.1.14 |b||1
Offside Rear Brake disc contaminated |1.1.14 |b||1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front Windscreen wiper blade missing Nearside and offside |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam such that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Front Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam such that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (c) (ii))1
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))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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