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MOT History from tests of petrol TVR 290s year 1989

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Pass percent:77.98%
(The average a petrol TVR 290 year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:109 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Rear brake binding2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Front Lower Steering locking device ineffective Ball Joint (2.1.3 (d))1
Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged likely to lead to failure under load |5.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Fuel tank leaking around sendor unit (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Lower Steering locking device ineffective Ball Joint (2.1.3 (d))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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