MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT KITTENs year 1975

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Pass percent:40.00%

(The average a petrol RELIANT KITTEN year 1975 passes without issue)

Based on:65 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	16
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	14
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	10
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	10
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	2
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Steering column retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|5.3.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|6.1.D.1a\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering rack repaired by welding \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Driver`s door hinge insecure \|6.2.B.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Steering rack damaged and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	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	16
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	14
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	10
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	10
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	3
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	2
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Steering column retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint ball pin shank loose \|2.2.B.1c\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|5.3.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|6.1.D.1a\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Steering rack repaired by welding \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Driver`s door hinge insecure \|6.2.B.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Steering rack damaged and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT KITTENs year 1975

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