MOT History from tests of diesel KIA CARENSs year 2008

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Pass percent:58.46%

(The average a diesel KIA CARENS year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:26,387 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1962
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1347
Registration plate lamp issues	1141
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1088
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1035
Brake pipe excessively corroded	461
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	419
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	413
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	410
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	340
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	339
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	331
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	320
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	290
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	286
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	266
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	241
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	230
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	225
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	216
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	212
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	199
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	196
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	196
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	195
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	195
Registration plate issues	182
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	161
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	148
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	144
Rear brake binding	141
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	137
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	128
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	124
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	112
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	109
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	108
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	102
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	100
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	92
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	87
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	87
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	86
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	85
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	83
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	80
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	78
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	74
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	73
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	72
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	71
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	71
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	68
Brake hose damaged	68
Windscreen washer not working	67
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	65
Front brake excessively fluctuating	63
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	61
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	56
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	55
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	50
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	50
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Front brake application uneven	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	45
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	45
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	41
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	41
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	40
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	39
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	38
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	38
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
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\|	34
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	34

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 KIA CARENSs year 2008

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