MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN ALMERAs year 2003

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Pass percent:59.60%

(The average a diesel NISSAN ALMERA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:15,640 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1333
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	978
Registration plate lamp issues	967
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	646
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	380
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	358
Brake pipe excessively corroded	291
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	275
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	252
Registration plate issues	251
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	235
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Rear brake binding	215
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	206
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	198
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	176
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	162
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	157
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	149
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	136
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	123
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	114
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	105
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	103
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	100
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	73
Front brake application uneven	71
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	70
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	65
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	64
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	61
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	54
Rear brake application uneven	50
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	50
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	50
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	41
Windscreen has damage	40
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	38
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	37
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	35
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	33
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	28
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	27
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	27
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	27
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	27
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	27
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	26
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	26
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	25
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	24
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	24
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	24
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	22
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	22
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	22
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	22
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	22
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	20
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	19
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	19

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 2003

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