MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA MAZDA2s year 2003

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Pass percent:73.60%

(The average a diesel MAZDA MAZDA2 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:6,235 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	391
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	316
Headlamp aim out of alignment	290
Registration plate lamp issues	236
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	67
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	61
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	54
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	51
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	48
Registration plate issues	47
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	45
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	39
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	23
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	19
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	19
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	18
Windscreen has damage	18
Rear brake binding	18
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	17
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	11
Front brake application uneven	11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	11
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	11
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	9
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	8
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	7
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	7
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	7
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	7
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	7
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	7
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	7
Emissions not tested \|7.4.B.1\|	6
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	6
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	6
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	6
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	6
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended \|7.1.2 \|c\|\|	6
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	6
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5
Windscreen washer not working	5
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	5
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	5
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	5
Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged \|4.2.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	5
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	5
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	5

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 MAZDA2s year 2003

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