MOT History from tests of diesel FIAT IDEAs year 2004

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Pass percent:61.94%

(The average a diesel FIAT IDEA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:4,966 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	408
Headlamp aim out of alignment	352
Registration plate lamp issues	177
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	114
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	96
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	66
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	57
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	52
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	50
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	37
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	37
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	26
Registration plate issues	25
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	24
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	24
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Brake hose damaged	24
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	24
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	24
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	22
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	22
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	20
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	18
Windscreen has damage	18
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	15
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Rear brake application uneven	14
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	12
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located \|2.4.C.2\|	10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	9
Windscreen washer not working	9
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	8
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	8
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	8
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	7
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	7
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Front brake application uneven	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	7
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	7
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	7
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	6
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Rear Lower engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|6.1.D.1a\|	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	6
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	6

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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MOT History from tests of diesel FIAT IDEAs year 2004

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