MOT History from tests of petrol PEUGEOT 406s year 2001

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Pass percent:70.54%

(The average a petrol PEUGEOT 406 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:92,784 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4498
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4210
Registration plate lamp issues	4112
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1853
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1200
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1031
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1003
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	962
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	940
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	908
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	889
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	888
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	878
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	877
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	836
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	744
Registration plate issues	731
Brake pipe excessively corroded	697
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	696
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	691
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	689
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	659
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	653
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	627
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	604
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	591
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	540
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	538
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	535
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	511
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	509
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	471
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	451
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	441
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	393
Rear brake application uneven	389
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	386
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	380
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	376
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	362
Rear brake binding	352
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	346
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	343
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	343
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	310
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	300
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	300
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	294
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	290
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	280
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	265
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	264
Windscreen has damage	240
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	234
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	229
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	229
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	226
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	216
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	204
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	198
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	195
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	195
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	193
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	184
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	183
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	176
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	173
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	167
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	167
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	156
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	152
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	150
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	150
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	149
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	148
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	147
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	144
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	140
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Offside 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\|	135
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	134
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	130
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	126
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	126
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	118
Front brake application uneven	118
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	116
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\|	114
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Offside 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\|	110
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	109
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	109
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	108
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\|	106
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	105
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	102
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	101
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	99
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	97
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	95
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	95
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	94
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	94
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	90
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	88
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	82
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82

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 PEUGEOT 406s year 2001

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