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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS ELITEs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:73.20%
(The average a petrol LOTUS ELITE year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:97 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Rear brake binding4
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Rear Suspension component insecure and impairing directional stability drive shaft/drum floats in and out but to a lesser degree |5.3.3 |a| |ii||1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported pie clamps |7.1.1|1
Lower Steering pivot point has excessive play steering column universal joint loose |2.2.B.1g|1
Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt |2.4.G.4c|1
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod locating pin locking device not properly locked |2.4.G.3b|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking caliper |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported back box insecure |7.1.1|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam both |1.7.5a|1
Offside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component insecure and impairing directional stability drive shaft/brake drum ect floats in and out |5.3.3 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate issues1

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.

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