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77,534 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) nearside and offside front
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) nearside and offside front
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) nearside and offside front
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged outer wall cut (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged outer wall chipped (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged outer wall chipped (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all metal pipes covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged outer wall chipped (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement + ball joint slight play x2 (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper suspension track control arm bushes worn? arm closer to coil spring that near side rear, almost fouling it. looks twisted, or could be sub frame bent? (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both sides
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear metal brake pipes covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper suspension track control arm bushes worn? arm closer to coil spring that near side rear, almost fouling it. looks twisted, or could be sub frame bent? (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both sides
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear metal brake pipes covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge shoulder wear near excess (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge shoulder wear near excess (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
parking brake application imbalanced, off side rear low
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded all pipes have slight corrosion (3.6.B.2c)
both front tyres have inner and outer shoulder wear, inner wear being near excessive
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
both front tyres have inner shoulder wear nearing excessive
both rear tyre inner walls cracking/splitting
both rear wheel bearings noisy
off side rear handbrake reading one third of near side rear
play detected in both front steering rack side arms
radiator leaking
rear number plate deteriorating
throttle pedal rubber missing
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
both front tyres have inner shoulder wear nearing excessive
both rear tyre inner walls cracking/splitting
both rear wheel bearings noisy
off side rear handbrake reading one third of near side rear
play detected in both front steering rack side arms
radiator leaking
rear number plate deteriorating
throttle pedal rubber missing
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
both front tyres have inner and outer shoulder wear
both rear wheel bearings noisy
off side rear tyre inner wall cracking
rear number plate lettering staing to discolour
Offside Rear Brake hose leaking (3.6.A.1)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
both front tyres have inner and outer shoulder wear
both rear wheel bearings noisy
off side rear tyre inner wall cracking
rear number plate lettering staing to discolour
Both front tyres have inner edge wear and are wearing low on tread
Near side front forward anti roll bar link has slight play
Off side front rear anti roll bar link has slight play
Off side rear tyre inner wall cracking
Rear metal brake lines corroded
Slight play in both steering rack side arms
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
all brake discs rysty/pitted
near side and off side front tyres have inner shoulder wear near excessive
off side rear tyre inner wall cracking
play in both steering rack side arms
All 4 front anti roll bar links have slight play
Both rear wheel bearings have slight play
Brake pedal anti slip rubber slightly worn
Front brake pads half worn, discs slightly worn
Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Front number plate cracked
Nail in offside rear tyre
Near side front tyre has inner and outer edge wear, off side front has inner edge wear
Oil leak
Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Rear number plate starting to delaminate
Slight play in both steering rack side arms
Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Front brake pads apear half worn
Front number plate cracked
Nail in offside rear tyre
Near side front tyre has inner and outer edge wear and the outer wall is chipped
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Off side front mud guard adrift
Off side front tyre has inner edge wear
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Play in front anti roll bar links and anti roll bar support brackets
Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Slight imballance in hand brake application
Squeking sound from steering column area, unable to be specific as this area is coverd in plastic trim
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Front brake pads apear half worn
Front number plate cracked
Nail in offside rear tyre
Near side front tyre has inner and outer edge wear and the outer wall is chipped
Off side front mud guard adrift
Off side front tyre has inner edge wear
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Play in front anti roll bar links and anti roll bar support brackets
Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Slight imballance in hand brake application
Squeking sound from steering column area, unable to be specific as this area is coverd in plastic trim
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
both front power steering rack side arm ball joints have very slight play
front tyres have inner shoulder wear
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Oil leak
Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle (2.2.D.2a)
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
front number plate cracked
nearside front tyre has damage to outer side wall
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M766 TMK is a 1994 Lotus Elan in Blue with a 1,588cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.5%.
Across all 1994 Lotus Elan models, the average MOT pass rate is 77.2% with a typical mileage of 65,737 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Lotus Elan fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 2,585 recorded failures. If you're considering buying M766 TMK, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Lotus Elan typically stays on UK roads for around 59 years. At 32 years old, this Lotus Elan is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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M766 TMK is a 1994 Lotus Elan, first registered on 7 September 1994.
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