MOT History from tests of petrol MAZDA 3s year 2004

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Pass percent:73.42%

(The average a petrol MAZDA 3 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:125,152 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4687
Registration plate lamp issues	4430
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2419
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1781
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1745
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1509
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1049
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	999
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	945
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	944
Registration plate issues	802
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	767
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	764
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	634
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	571
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	556
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	550
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	538
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	519
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	490
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	484
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	467
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	454
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	444
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	416
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	415
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	401
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	386
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	318
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	317
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	316
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	311
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	278
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	278
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	271
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	263
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	243
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	241
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	229
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	226
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	219
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	215
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	214
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	190
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	189
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	189
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	180
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	179
Front brake application uneven	178
Rear brake binding	173
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	172
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	160
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	153
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	152
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	152
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	151
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	151
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	148
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	147
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	147
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	144
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	143
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	141
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	138
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	137
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	134
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	133
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	130
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\|	128
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	126
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	125
Windscreen has damage	124
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	123
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Windscreen washer not working	121
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	121
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	120
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	120
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\|	119
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	118
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	115
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	114
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	113
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	110
Front brake excessively fluctuating	109
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	108
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	108
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\|	107
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	106
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	105
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	104
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	102
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
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\|	100

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 MAZDA 3s year 2004

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