MOT History from tests of diesel OPEL ZAFIRAs year 2002

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Pass percent:56.86%

(The average a diesel OPEL ZAFIRA year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:4,961 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	504
Registration plate lamp issues	304
Headlamp aim out of alignment	300
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	239
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	172
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	116
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	115
Registration plate issues	106
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	97
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	70
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	70
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	69
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	45
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	41
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
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\|	37
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	36
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	34
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	33
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Rear brake binding	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	20
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	15
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\|	15
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	13
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	12
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	12
Windscreen has damage	12
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	11
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Front brake application uneven	11
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	10
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	10
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	9
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Rear brake application uneven	9
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	8
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	8
Nearside Inner Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	8
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	8
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	8
Windscreen washer not working	8
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	8
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	7
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	7
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	7
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	7
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	7
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	7

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 OPEL ZAFIRAs year 2002

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