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MOT History from tests of petrol RENAULT R5s year 1981

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Pass percent:63.95%
(The average a petrol RENAULT R5 year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:86 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Fuel hose insecure |7.2.1|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|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 Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Nearside Rear Lower Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.6a|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear 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 Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Registration plate lamp issues1

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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