MOT History from tests of petrol TVR CHIMAERAs year 1971

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Pass percent:73.85%

(The average a petrol TVR CHIMAERA year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:65 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Brake hose damaged	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Front Steering rack fractured and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Nearside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system to brake caliper (1.1.12 (c) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))	1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Brake hose damaged	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	1
Front Steering rack fractured and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Offside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))	1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	1
Nearside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system to brake caliper (1.1.12 (c) (i))	1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))	1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol TVR CHIMAERAs year 1971

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