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MOT History from tests of diesel MAZDA MX-5s year 1999

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mot history
Pass percent:52.27%
(The average a diesel MAZDA MX-5 year 1999 passes without issue)
Based on:44 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Brake pipe excessively corroded4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Registration plate issues2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Brake master cylinder fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1e|1
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering outer sil (6.1.1 (c) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill |6.1.B.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected SILL |5.3.6 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected SILL |5.3.6 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.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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