MOT History from tests of petrol OPEL ZAFIRAs year 2002

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Pass percent:60.69%

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

Based on:4,643 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	394
Registration plate lamp issues	293
Headlamp aim out of alignment	261
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	205
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	125
Registration plate issues	109
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	87
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	77
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	54
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	51
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	46
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	44
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	41
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	25
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	23
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	21
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Rear brake binding	17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	15
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	15
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	15
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Windscreen has damage	13
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	12
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	11
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	10
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	10
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	10
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	10
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Rear brake application uneven	10
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	10
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	9
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	8
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	8
Windscreen washer not working	8
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\|	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	8
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	7
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	7
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	7
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	7
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
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\|	6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	6
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	6
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	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 2002

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