MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI CARISMAs year 1997

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Pass percent:54.12%

(The average a petrol MITSUBISHI CARISMA year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:33,691 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4994
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2894
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2634
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1209
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1066
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1048
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1009
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	815
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	811
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	740
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	728
Registration plate lamp issues	677
Registration plate issues	668
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	617
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	533
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	508
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	487
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	472
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	445
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	435
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	428
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	417
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	414
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	412
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	391
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	387
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	363
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	341
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	338
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	315
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	297
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	291
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	277
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	275
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	263
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	245
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	241
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	216
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	198
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	195
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	193
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	186
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	185
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	179
Windscreen has damage	177
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	166
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	155
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	152
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	150
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	150
Front brake application uneven	149
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	148
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	147
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	146
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	145
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	143
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	143
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	134
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	125
Rear brake application uneven	121
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	118
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	114
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	113
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	112
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	110
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	103
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	100
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	89
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	89
Rear brake binding	88
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	85
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	85
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	82
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	82
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	81
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	77
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	74
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	73
Front Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	73
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	70
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	67
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	64
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	63
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	61
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	61
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	61
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	60
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	60
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	57
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	57
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	54
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	51
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	50
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	50
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	48
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	47

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI CARISMAs year 1997

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