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MOT History from tests of petrol MAZDA 3s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:76.88%
(The average a petrol MAZDA 3 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:56,972 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2009
Headlamp aim out of alignment1397
Registration plate lamp issues1164
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))889
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))800
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))768
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))693
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))687
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))524
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))401
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))314
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak267
Brakes imbalanced across an axle194
Registration plate issues186
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak171
Windscreen washer not working 170
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))168
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))156
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))139
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|135
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))135
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))133
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|128
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))119
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))110
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))107
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))104
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak101
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))100
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||96
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))95
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))92
Brake hose excessively deteriorated91
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort89
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))85
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||77
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||76
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))75
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))73
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))73
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|73
Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii))72
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))68
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))67
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||67
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))66
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened66
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))62
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||60
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))55
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))54
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))53
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|52
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||44
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))44
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak44
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault44
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))43
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))43
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))42
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))42
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||41
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))41
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|41
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))40
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))40

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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