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MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT 21Es year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:79.25%
(The average a petrol RELIANT 21E year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:159 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|2
Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear brake binding2
Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Nearside Rear Lower Leaf spring has excessive side play at eye |anchor| |2.4.B.4|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has excessive wear in a shackle pin and/or bush |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Centre Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivot|s| locking device missing |3.1.4b|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Brake hose damaged1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Headlamp switch insecure |1.7.1|1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam SOME TIMES WORKS BUT NOT ACCEPTABLE ? |1.7.5a|1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected steering box mount |2.1.2 |e| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering cross member as chalked |6.1.A.1|1
IMPORTANT. Do not use failure or PRS against this item. For fuel system defects please enter 5748 in the `Find item` box above. there is a pipe fitted into front of the exhaust pipe and clamped to exhaust which is insecure badly routed and chaffing o brake pipes chassis etc this is unacceptable |9.7|1
Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed there is a wire mentioned in the advisories chaffing on pipe |3.6.B.2c|1
Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| steering box worn badly and has bad oil leak |2.2.A.1a|1
Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users BATTERY NOT FASTENED DOWN AT ALL HANGING ON WIRES ?? |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt steering arm x2 (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|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.

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