Renault Sport
Registered in 1997.
About this model
The Renault Sport Spider is a roadster produced by the French automaker Renault Sport, a subsidiary of Renault, between 1996 and 1999.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Sport Spider, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1997 2.0 petrol. 7 of 45 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 43% | 3 |
| Steering | 29% | 2 |
| Suspension | 29% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 14% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 14% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 14% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 43% of its failures
- Steering — 29% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Suspension — 29% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Exhaust and emissions — 14% of its failures
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Lights and electrics — 14% of its failures
- Body and structure — 14% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded