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MOT History from tests of petrol TVR 290s year 1993

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Pass percent:79.88%
(The average a petrol TVR 290 year 1993 passes without issue)
Based on:169 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Registration plate lamp issues5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Rear brake binding2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|2
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))1
Nearside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure loose (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Rear Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1

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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