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MOT History from tests of diesel KIA OPTIMAs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:76.00%
(The average a diesel KIA OPTIMA year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:3,512 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues135
Headlamp aim out of alignment92
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively91
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))41
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))39
Brake pipe excessively corroded24
Brakes imbalanced across an axle22
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))21
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))19
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))17
Registration plate issues15
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))11
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen washer not working 11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))9
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak9
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||6
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))6
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||6
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||5
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))5
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))4
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))4
Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))4
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii))4
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))4
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Front brake excessively fluctuating4
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Front brake application uneven3
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))3
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced3
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||3
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3

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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