Pontiac Firebird
Registered in 1994.
About this model
The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang, it was introduced on February 23, 1967, five months after GM's Chevrolet division's platform-sharing Camaro. This also coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar, Ford's upscale, platform-sharing version of the Mustang. The name "Firebird" was also previously used by GM for the General Motors Firebird series of concept cars in the 1950s.
From the Wikipedia article Pontiac Firebird, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1994 5.7 petrol. 2 of 13 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 50% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 50% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 1 |
| Plates and identity | 50% | 1 |
| Suspension | 50% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 50% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
- Plates and identity — 50% of its failures