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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS EXCELs year 1991

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mot history
Pass percent:81.46%
(The average a petrol LOTUS EXCEL year 1991 passes without issue)
Based on:151 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Power steering pump leaking from a failed component |2.3.3b|1
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake servo vacuum pipe collapsed |3.6.C.1b|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Rear brake binding1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| rack mountings loose |2.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|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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