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MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT KITTENs year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:71.43%
(The average a petrol RELIANT KITTEN year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:119 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort13
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|11
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5|2
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|2
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod attachment bracket modified and seriously weakened |2.4.A.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder securing device loose |3.5.1j|1
Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Inner front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Front Torsion bar insecure at an end fixing |2.4.E.2|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted |2.4.A.3|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake lever inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a||1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Front Lower Suspension arm modified and seriously weakened |2.4.A.2|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|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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