MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN ALMERAs year 2002

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Pass percent:58.73%

(The average a diesel NISSAN ALMERA year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:12,197 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	942
Registration plate lamp issues	901
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	779
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	510
Brake pipe excessively corroded	339
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	331
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	273
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	266
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	250
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	221
Registration plate issues	218
Rear brake binding	156
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	143
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	119
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	113
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	113
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	109
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	108
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	93
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	90
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	87
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	87
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	74
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	74
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	60
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	57
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	55
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	53
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	45
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	44
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	42
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	41
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	39
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	38
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	37
Front brake application uneven	37
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	36
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	33
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	30
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Rear brake application uneven	29
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	28
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	28
Windscreen has damage	26
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	26
Front brake excessively fluctuating	26
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	25
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	25
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	25
Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	25
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	25
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	24
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	23
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	22
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	21
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	21
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	21
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	20
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	20
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	19
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	18
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	18
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	18
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	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 diesel NISSAN ALMERAs year 2002

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