MOT History from tests of petrol MAZDA 323s year 2000

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Pass percent:68.81%

(The average a petrol MAZDA 323 year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:67,187 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3350
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3094
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2554
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1569
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1534
Registration plate lamp issues	1361
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1275
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1144
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1104
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1103
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1033
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	947
Registration plate issues	936
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	874
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	781
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	728
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	690
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	679
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	637
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	586
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	580
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	538
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	467
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	456
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	424
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	380
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	375
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	367
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	358
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	352
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	305
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	305
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	304
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	301
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	299
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	273
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	269
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	261
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	261
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	255
Front brake application uneven	255
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	253
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	248
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	216
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	211
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	199
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	195
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	195
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	185
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\|	177
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	165
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	162
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\|	162
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	161
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	158
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	157
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\|	156
Rear brake binding	155
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\|	154
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	151
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	142
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	142
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	137
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	136
Rear brake application uneven	134
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	133
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	129
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	127
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	127
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	127
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	124
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	122
Windscreen has damage	119
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	118
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	114
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	111
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	108
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	104
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	103
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	99
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	92
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	89
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	87
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	87
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	77
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	76
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	73
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	73
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	72
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	72
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill \|2.4.A.3\|	69
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	68
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	64
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	64
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	64
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	64

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol MAZDA 323s year 2000

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