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MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA MX-5s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:60.61%
(The average a diesel MAZDA MX-5 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:33 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|4
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Inner Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|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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