MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT MULTIPLAs year 2005

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Pass percent:51.35%

(The average a petrol FIAT MULTIPLA year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:2,921 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	247
Headlamp aim out of alignment	214
Registration plate lamp issues	146
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	125
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	80
Rear brake binding	77
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	76
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	67
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	65
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	50
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	50
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	24
Rear brake application uneven	22
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	21
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	20
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	15
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	15
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	13
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Rear Brake cable insecure	12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Registration plate issues	11
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	10
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	9
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	9
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	7
Front brake application uneven	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	7
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	7
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Windscreen has damage	6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	6
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	6
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	6
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	5
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	5
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	5
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Front brake excessively fluctuating	5
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	5
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	5
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	5
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	5
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	5

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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	247
Headlamp aim out of alignment	214
Registration plate lamp issues	146
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	125
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	80
Rear brake binding	77
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	76
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	67
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	65
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	50
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	50
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	24
Rear brake application uneven	22
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	21
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	20
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	15
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	15
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	13
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Rear Brake cable insecure	12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Registration plate issues	11
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	10
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	9
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	9
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	7
Front brake application uneven	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	7
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	7
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Windscreen has damage	6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	6
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	6
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	6
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	5
Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	5
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	5
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Front brake excessively fluctuating	5
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	5
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	5
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	5
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	5
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	5
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	5

MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT MULTIPLAs year 2005

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