Marcos Mantara
Registered in 1994.
About this model
The Marcos Mantara is a sports car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Marcos, introduced in 1992, and produced until 1999.
From the Wikipedia article Marcos Mantara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1994 3.9 petrol. 4 of 10 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 50% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 25% | 1 |
| Suspension | 25% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 50% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Suspension — 25% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
- Lights and electrics — 25% 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 headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures