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MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA MAZDA3s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:71.53%
(The average a diesel MAZDA MAZDA3 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:12,908 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues450
Headlamp aim out of alignment403
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively189
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|179
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|176
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|114
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|105
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))99
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|97
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))92
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|86
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|84
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|79
Brakes imbalanced across an axle77
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|75
Registration plate issues74
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|73
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))61
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||59
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|54
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|54
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|49
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||46
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak44
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|43
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|41
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))38
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||34
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))32
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||29
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|29
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))29
Brake hose excessively deteriorated28
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|27
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|27
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened27
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|26
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Windscreen washer not working 25
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||24
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||24
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|23
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))22
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|21
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))20
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|19
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|19
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||19
Rear brake binding18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|18
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort18
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))17
Front brake application uneven16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|16
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|15
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))15
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|15
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|15
Windscreen has damage14
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|14
Front brake excessively fluctuating14
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||13
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak13
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|12
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|12
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|12
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12

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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