Lancia Delta
Registered from 1990 to 1998.
About this model
The Lancia Delta is a small family car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia in three generations. The first generation (1979–1994) debuted at the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show, the second generation (1993–1999) debuted at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show, and the third generation (2008–2014) debuted at 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
From the Wikipedia article Lancia Delta, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1992 2.0 petrol. 12 of 111 tests failed, 11%.
Better than 93% of 1992 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 90 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 5 |
| Suspension | 42% | 5 |
| Brakes | 33% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 25% | 3 |
| Visibility | 25% | 3 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Audible warning inoperative
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 42% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Body and structure — 25% of its failures
- Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen