MOT History from tests of petrol MITSUBISHI SPACE WAGONs year 1997

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Pass percent:48.78%

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

Based on:10,400 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1393
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1178
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	865
Headlamp aim out of alignment	802
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	538
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	516
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	491
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	472
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	446
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	347
Registration plate issues	306
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	295
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	250
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	222
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	220
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	215
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	190
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	186
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	180
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	179
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	146
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	137
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	132
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	129
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	123
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	112
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	104
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	103
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	99
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	95
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	94
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	88
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	83
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	66
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	59
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	57
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	54
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	50
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	49
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	42
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	40
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	40
Front brake application uneven	39
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	38
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	38
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	37
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	37
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Windscreen has damage	35
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	35
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	30
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	29
Rear brake application uneven	29
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	28
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	27
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	25
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	24
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	24
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	24
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	23
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red \|1.3.2e\|	21
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	21
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	21
Offside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	20
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	20
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	20
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	19
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	19
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	19
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	19
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	18
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	18
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	18
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	17
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	17
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	17
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	16
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	16

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 SPACE WAGONs year 1997

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