MOT History from tests of petrol OPEL ZAFIRAs year 2000

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Pass percent:53.09%

(The average a petrol OPEL ZAFIRA year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:4,035 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	489
Headlamp aim out of alignment	270
Registration plate lamp issues	253
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	236
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	200
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	183
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	157
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	119
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	105
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	98
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	97
Registration plate issues	91
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	80
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	65
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	60
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	54
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	51
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	49
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	49
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	46
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	42
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	36
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	35
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	35
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	29
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Rear brake binding	24
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	22
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	18
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	17
Windscreen has damage	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	17
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	17
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Front brake application uneven	16
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	16
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Rear brake application uneven	16
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	15
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	11
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	11
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	11
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	10
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	9
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	9
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	9
Front brake excessively fluctuating	8
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	8
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	7
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	7
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	7
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	7
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	6
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	6
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	6
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	6
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	6

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 OPEL ZAFIRAs year 2000

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