MOT History from tests of petrol NISSAN ALMERAs year 2003

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Pass percent:66.75%

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

Based on:296,674 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	22372
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	19560
Registration plate lamp issues	12198
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6485
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5074
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4419
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3796
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3745
Registration plate issues	3650
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	3445
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3226
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2995
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2668
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2289
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2047
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1998
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1919
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1754
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1717
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1634
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1627
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1605
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1531
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1489
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1397
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1387
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1268
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1261
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1186
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1150
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1095
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	995
Front brake application uneven	971
Rear brake binding	968
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	894
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	811
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	797
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	788
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	761
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	696
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	687
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	628
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	612
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	603
Windscreen has damage	592
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	588
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	583
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	582
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	580
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	573
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	551
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	534
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	525
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	511
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	506
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	495
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	466
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	458
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	452
Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	429
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	421
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	419
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	419
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	418
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	415
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	401
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	400
Rear brake application uneven	400
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	391
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	389
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	381
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	379
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	378
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	378
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	368
Front brake excessively fluctuating	368
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	363
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	361
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	361
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	360
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	356
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	351
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	350
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	334
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	329
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	326
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	324
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	320
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	320
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	309
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	308
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	308
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	301
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	300
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	296
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	296

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 NISSAN ALMERAs year 2003

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