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MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT RELIANTs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:53.23%
(The average a petrol RELIANT RELIANT year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:62 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|2
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|2
Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e|2
Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a|1
Registration plate issues1
Hazard warning switch missing |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Brake rod locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Centre Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Parking brake lever is located so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated from the driver`s seat |3.1.3c|1
Front Upper Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Rear Brake clevis joint locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|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
Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear position lamp|s| does not face the rear |1.1.A.3a|1
Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Front brake caliper locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Brake master cylinder insecurely mounted |3.6.G.1a|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Front Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Offside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
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
Rear 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 Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Front Suspension arm inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Rear Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front brake application uneven1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|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
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|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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