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MOT History from tests of petrol FORD KAs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:76.19%
(The average a petrol FORD KA year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:178,112 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6181
Headlamp aim out of alignment4912
Registration plate lamp issues2898
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1712
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1309
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1303
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1202
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1190
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1068
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1051
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))967
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))941
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))923
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))912
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak894
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))885
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))861
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))804
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak790
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))781
Registration plate issues766
Brakes imbalanced across an axle757
Windscreen washer not working 701
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))666
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened561
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))519
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))513
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))499
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))491
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))475
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))374
Rear Brake cable insecure326
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))321
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))320
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))307
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))299
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|293
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))286
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))275
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|272
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|267
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))245
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))242
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|221
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))220
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))216
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))203
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))203
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))197
Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))189
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))183
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak183
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||181
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))181
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))180
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|180
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||160
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))159
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))159
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))156
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))150
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||149
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault148
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))146
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|144
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))136
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))134
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))133
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|132
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|130

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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