Daewoo Lanos
Registered from 1998 to 2002.
About this model
The Daewoo Lanos is a compact hatchback / sedan car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Daewoo from 1997 to 2002, and thereafter produced under license agreements in various countries worldwide. It has also been marketed as the Daewoo Sens, ZAZ Sens and ZAZ Lanos in Ukraine, Doninvest Assol and ZAZ Chance in Russia, FSO Lanos in Poland, or Chevrolet Lanos in Ukraine, Russia, and Egypt.
From the Wikipedia article Daewoo Lanos, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 1.3 petrol. 15 of 45 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 47% | 7 |
| Visibility | 40% | 6 |
| Lights and electrics | 27% | 4 |
| Suspension | 27% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 47% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 27% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lights and electrics — 27% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 40% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired