MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS SEVENs year 1962

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Pass percent:88.59%

(The average a petrol LOTUS SEVEN year 1962 passes without issue)

Based on:149 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play STEERING RACK INNER BALL JOINT ON RACK ARM EXCESSIVE PLAY \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Offside Front Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts hose \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts hose \|3.6.B.2a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play \|5.1.3 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play STEERING RACK INNER BALL JOINT ON RACK ARM EXCESSIVE PLAY \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Offside Front Service brake grabbing severely \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Centre Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts hose \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts hose \|3.6.B.2a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS SEVENs year 1962

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