MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI LANCERs year 2008

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Pass percent:73.45%

(The average a petrol MITSUBISHI LANCER year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:25,326 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1245
Headlamp aim out of alignment	926
Registration plate lamp issues	700
Brake pipe excessively corroded	468
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	178
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	170
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	168
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	164
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	153
Registration plate issues	150
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	149
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	148
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	135
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Rear brake binding	113
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	113
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	96
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	93
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	92
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	85
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	79
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	78
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	78
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	76
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	69
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	64
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	62
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	61
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	57
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	56
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	54
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard \|7.1.3\|	54
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	47
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	47
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	46
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	46
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	45
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	44
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	40
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	39
Front brake excessively fluctuating	38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	38
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	38
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	38
Windscreen washer not working	37
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))	35
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	33
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	32
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	31
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	31
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Windscreen has damage	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Front brake application uneven	29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	28
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	26
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	26
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	24
Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red \|1.3.2e\|	24
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	24
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	23
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))	23
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	23
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	22
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))	22
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	22
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Rear brake application uneven	22
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	21
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	21

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI LANCERs year 2008

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