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MOT History from tests of petrol LOTUS SEVENs year 1968

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Pass percent:84.21%
(The average a petrol LOTUS SEVEN year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:171 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear brake binding2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Fuel pipe excessively chafed |7.2.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Windscreen washer control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear rear parking |secondary| brake grabbing severely |3.7.B.6b|1
Offside Rear rear parking |secondary| brake grabbing severely |3.7.B.6b|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Manifold (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|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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