Cadillac Seville
Registered from 1998 to 2001.
About this model
The Cadillac Seville is a mid-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Cadillac brand from the 1976 to 2004 model years as a smaller-sized, premium model. It was replaced by the STS in 2004 for the 2005 model year.
From the Wikipedia article Cadillac Seville, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 4.6 petrol. 3 of 22 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 67% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 33% | 1 |
| Brakes | 33% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 33% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 1 |
| Suspension | 33% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Brake performance unable to be tested
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Brake performance unable to be tested
- Leaking brake pipe or connection on a hydraulic system
- Exhaust and emissions — 33% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 67% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 33% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded