Reva G-Wiz

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 electric. 14 of 93 tests failed, 15%.

Better than 93% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
• A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
• An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 50% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on a steered axle

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Brakes — 50% of its failures
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
• Suspension — 50% of its failures
  • A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
  • A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
• Steering — 7% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
  • A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Body and structure — 7% of its failures
• Seat belts and airbags — 7% of its failures