MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA 6s year 2006

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Pass percent:74.11%

(The average a diesel MAZDA 6 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:54,613 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2093
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2049
Registration plate lamp issues	1491
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1009
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	926
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	832
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	616
Brake pipe excessively corroded	480
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	398
Registration plate issues	366
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	298
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	294
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Rear brake binding	283
Front brake application uneven	255
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	253
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	233
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	210
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	206
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	198
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	187
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	184
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	178
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	172
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	163
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	153
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	131
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	129
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	125
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	119
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	115
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	112
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	106
Windscreen has damage	104
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	103
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	103
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	100
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	99
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	98
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	96
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Front brake excessively fluctuating	94
Rear brake application uneven	89
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	88
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	82
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	79
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	79
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	74
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	74
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	73
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	73
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	70
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	65
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	62
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	58
Brake hose damaged	57
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	55
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	55
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	55
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	54
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	53
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	53
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	50
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	49
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	48
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	48
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
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\|	47
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	43

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 6s year 2006

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