Renault GTA
Registered in 1990.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 2.5 petrol. 5 of 17 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 40% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 40% | 2 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 2 |
| Controls and instruments | 20% | 1 |
| Suspension | 20% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached
- Braking effort not recording at a wheel
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 40% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Exhaust and emissions — 40% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- Braking effort not recording at a wheel
- Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- Controls and instruments — 20% of its failures