MOT History from tests of petrol FIAT SEICENTOs year 1999

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Pass percent:48.06%

(The average a petrol FIAT SEICENTO year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:64,186 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10926
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9571
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8165
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6528
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5466
Rear brake binding	4361
Registration plate lamp issues	4195
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2472
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2110
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1992
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1885
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1669
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1412
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1397
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1200
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1079
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1034
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	955
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	925
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	891
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	864
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	775
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	715
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	699
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	650
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	612
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	586
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	575
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	571
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	570
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	543
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	543
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	536
Rear brake application uneven	530
Registration plate issues	508
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	448
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	447
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	445
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	404
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	371
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	359
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	350
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	350
Front brake application uneven	348
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	341
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	338
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	337
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	333
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	326
Windscreen has damage	295
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	289
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	274
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	270
Offside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	257
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	253
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	251
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	249
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	249
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	243
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	234
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	233
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	231
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	224
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	219
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	218
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	214
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	204
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	198
Nearside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	196
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	195
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	193
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	191
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	189
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	189
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	177
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	173
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	170
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	169
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	168
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	165
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	164
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	162
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	161
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	157
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	155
rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	150
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	148
Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	146
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	145
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	145
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	144
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	140
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	140
Offside Rear An item not tested \|Manual\|	137
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	135
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	134
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	133
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	133
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	131
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	128
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	127
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	127
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	125
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	124
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	122
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	121
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.D.1\|	119
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	117
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	110
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	110
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	109
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	105
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	104
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	102
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	101
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101

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 petrol FIAT SEICENTOs year 1999

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