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MOT History from tests of petrol RENAULT R4s year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:67.19%
(The average a petrol RENAULT R4 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:64 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working full of water (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected (5.3.6 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced chassis leg/floor (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting chassis leg/floor (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired floor/chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| loose |4.2.A.1e|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Steering rack gaiter split both |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a|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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