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Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
all indicators flash slightly fast
both front headlamps emit poor image
front exhaust slightly blowing
front to rear hand brake cable badly corroded
o/s rear fibre glass floor to sill deteriorated
Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened rear handbrake (3.5.1b)
Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened rear handbrake (3.5.1b)
Front wheel bearing has slight play both front (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
o/s rear fiberglass floor slightly deteriorated
Front wheel bearing has slight play both (2.5.A.3c)
hand brake poor performance
o/s rear sill to floor deteriorated
Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
sign of repair to o/s rear sill and floor corner
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
o/s rear sill to floor deteriorated
slight movement in n/s front steering
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
o/s rear sill to floor deteriorated
slight movement in n/s front steering
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
o/s rear sill to floor slightly deteriorated
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
both rear driveshaft doughnuts spliting
n/s front outer anti roll bar lower bush spliting
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
both rear driveshaft doughnuts spliting
n/s front outer anti roll bar lower bush spliting
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is fractured (5.2.6)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
floor cracked
n/s and o/s rear inner and outer drive shaft rubber couplings split
Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
both rear drive shaft outer rubber jiont couplings starting to crack
Direction indicators not in good working order (function impaired) (1.5.A1b)
Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
both rear drive shaft outer rubber jiont couplings starting to crack
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
o/s rear floor fibre glass and metal show signs of cracking
How Reliable is the Lotus Elan?
Based on 51,097 MOT tests across 4,280 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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VKV 426S is a 1977 Lotus Elan in Red with a 1,588cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 62.5%.
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 VKV 426S, 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 49 years old, this Lotus Elan is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was VKV 426S registered?
VKV 426S is a 1977 Lotus Elan, first registered on 5 August 1977.
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