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MOT History from tests of petrol RELIANT SUPERs year 1978

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mot history
Pass percent:65.06%
(The average a petrol RELIANT SUPER year 1978 passes without issue)
Based on:83 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Registration plate issues3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Nearside Front shock absorber leaking oil |9.2.7b|2
Rear Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|2
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|2
Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside Front suspension assembly component missing |9.2.5a|1
Offside Front suspension assembly component missing |9.2.5a|1
Offside Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Inner Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Front shock absorber leaking oil |9.2.7b|1
Steering lock stop incorrectly adjusted |2.2.D.2c|1
Rear Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Rear Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Rear Brake master cylinder fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1e|1
Rear Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |3.6.C.3|1
Front Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Rear Brake pedal actuating linkage functionally incomplete |3.3.A.1a|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Steering column fractured and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Rear Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Suspension arm fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Vehicle structure has damage which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Steering control handlebar mounted control has no clearance at full lock |9.2.2.b|1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake clevis joint locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Trikes, quads or pre-68 vehicles, service brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Front Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Rear Brake pedal fractured |3.3.A.1a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|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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