MOT History from tests of petrol LEXUS LS400s year 1996

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Pass percent:68.73%

(The average a petrol LEXUS LS400 year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:7,684 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	541
Brake pipe excessively corroded	395
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	347
Registration plate lamp issues	250
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	205
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	132
Registration plate issues	129
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	124
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	93
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Rear brake binding	63
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	59
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	54
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	48
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	44
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	39
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	35
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	24
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	24
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Windscreen has damage	22
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	20
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	18
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	15
Front brake application uneven	15
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	14
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	14
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	13
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	13
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	12
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	11
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| insecure \|1.1.A.3a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	11
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	11
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	11
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	10
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	10
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Brake hose damaged	9
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	9
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	9
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	8
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	8
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	8
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	8

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 LEXUS LS400s year 1996

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