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MOT History from tests of petrol DS DS3s year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:78.38%
(The average a petrol DS DS3 year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:48,329 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2492
Headlamp aim out of alignment1215
Windscreen washer not working 768
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))492
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))457
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))431
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))382
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))335
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))319
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))293
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))247
Registration plate lamp issues238
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))235
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))206
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))186
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened163
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))158
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))155
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))155
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))152
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))149
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))140
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))135
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))131
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))127
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))119
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))117
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened116
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))108
Registration plate issues108
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))101
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))100
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))99
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))96
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))95
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))92
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))87
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))74
Brakes imbalanced across an axle73
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))66
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))65
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))62
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))57
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))57
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))57
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))47
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))46
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))44
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))42
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))39
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))38
Horn not working (7.7 (a))37
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))36
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault36
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))36
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))35
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))35
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))34

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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