MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA 2s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.11%

(The average a diesel MAZDA 2 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:10,881 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	660
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	541
Headlamp aim out of alignment	438
Registration plate lamp issues	333
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	112
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	99
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	96
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	88
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	84
Registration plate issues	73
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	54
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	50
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	47
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	33
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	32
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	29
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	25
Rear brake binding	25
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	24
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	22
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	22
Windscreen has damage	22
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	22
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	21
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	20
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Front brake application uneven	18
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	18
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	17
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	16
Rear brake application uneven	16
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	16
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	15
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	15
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	15
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	14
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	14
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	13
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	13
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	13
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	13
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	12
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	12
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	12
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	12
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	12
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	12
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	12
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	11
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|6.1.2 \|a\|\|	11
Front brake excessively fluctuating	11
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	11
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	10
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	10
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	10
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	10
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	10
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	10
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	10

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 MAZDA 2s year 2004

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