MOT History from tests of petrol HYUNDAI SONATAs year 2003

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Pass percent:69.04%

(The average a petrol HYUNDAI SONATA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:5,855 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	432
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	305
Headlamp aim out of alignment	266
Registration plate lamp issues	228
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	89
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Registration plate issues	74
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	62
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	52
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	47
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Rear brake binding	45
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	29
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	21
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	20
Rear brake application uneven	20
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	20
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Windscreen has damage	16
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	14
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	14
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	12
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	12
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\|	12
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	11
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	11
Windscreen washer not working	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Front brake application uneven	10
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	9
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	9
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	9
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	9
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Front brake excessively fluctuating	9
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	9
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	8
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	8
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	8
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	7
Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	6
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	6
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	6
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	6
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	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 petrol HYUNDAI SONATAs year 2003

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