MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI CARISMAs year 1998

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Pass percent:51.02%

(The average a petrol MITSUBISHI CARISMA year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:34,178 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5102
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2933
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2719
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2628
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2016
Registration plate lamp issues	1371
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1229
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1139
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1029
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1016
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	795
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	787
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	778
Registration plate issues	680
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	679
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	625
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	620
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	568
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	479
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	463
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	449
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	445
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	437
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	435
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	384
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	361
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	354
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	353
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	315
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	313
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	284
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	279
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	259
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	252
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	251
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	239
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	229
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	215
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	204
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	199
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	186
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	175
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	170
Windscreen has damage	169
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	159
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	154
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	151
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	150
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	140
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	139
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	138
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	138
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Front brake application uneven	132
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	130
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	128
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	125
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	125
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	124
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	123
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	117
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	114
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	111
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	108
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	106
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Rear brake application uneven	103
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	100
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	98
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	96
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	94
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Front Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	93
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	86
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	86
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	83
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	80
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	80
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	73
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	73
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	70
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Rear fog lamp switch missing \|1.3.1a\|	70
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	68
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	64
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	64
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	58
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	55
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	55
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Rear brake binding	53
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	53
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51

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 1998

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