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MOT History from tests of petrol MAZDA B SERIESs year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:55.32%
(The average a petrol MAZDA B SERIES year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:47 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|2
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings vallance |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings vallance |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Lower Leaf spring eye defective |shackle| |2.4.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
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|1
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|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner bush |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b|1

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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