MOT History from tests of petrol LEXUS RX300s year 2001

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Pass percent:72.16%

(The average a petrol LEXUS RX300 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:19,074 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	992
Headlamp aim out of alignment	659
Registration plate lamp issues	625
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	454
Registration plate issues	408
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	353
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	350
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	346
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	340
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	339
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	265
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	255
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	187
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	162
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	109
Rear brake binding	108
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	96
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	84
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	82
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	81
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	80
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	74
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	72
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	59
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	57
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	56
Windscreen has damage	53
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Brake pipe excessively corroded	43
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	43
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	42
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	40
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	40
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	39
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	35
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	35
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	33
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	30
Front brake application uneven	28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	27
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	26
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	25
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	24
Nearside 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\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
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\|	22
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	21
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	19
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
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\|	17
Offside 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\|	17
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	17
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	16
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	16
Windscreen washer not working	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16

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 RX300s year 2001

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