MOT History from tests of diesel HONDA CIVICs year 2003

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Pass percent:62.68%

(The average a diesel HONDA CIVIC year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:27,144 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2169
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2108
Registration plate lamp issues	1872
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	766
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	689
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	664
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	398
Brake pipe excessively corroded	396
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	381
Rear brake binding	351
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	349
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	330
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	326
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	253
Registration plate issues	223
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	216
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	213
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	197
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	193
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	169
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	152
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	144
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	128
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	123
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	98
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	92
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Windscreen has damage	87
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	82
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\|	80
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	77
Rear brake application uneven	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	73
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	68
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	67
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	67
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	66
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	66
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\|	63
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	62
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	62
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	60
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Front brake excessively fluctuating	58
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	57
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\|	57
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	56
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Front brake application uneven	55
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	53
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	52
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	52
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	50
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	46
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	43
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	42
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	41
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	40
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	39
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	37
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	36
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	36
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	36
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	35
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	34
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
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\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31

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 HONDA CIVICs year 2003

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