MOT History from tests of diesel PEUGEOT 406s year 2003

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Pass percent:68.63%

(The average a diesel PEUGEOT 406 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:146,547 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7708
Registration plate lamp issues	7306
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5975
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5689
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2977
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	2913
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1980
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1848
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1817
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1796
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1694
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1450
Registration plate issues	1378
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1293
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1235
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1232
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1168
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1128
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1008
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	994
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	983
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	976
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	935
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	913
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	911
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	839
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	824
Brake pipe excessively corroded	814
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	813
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	764
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	736
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	711
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	709
Rear brake binding	699
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	663
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	630
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	629
Rear brake application uneven	626
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	623
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	619
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	612
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	582
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	562
Windscreen has damage	554
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	551
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	539
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	524
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	515
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	496
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	496
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	493
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	459
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	451
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	448
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	405
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	373
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	372
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	366
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	362
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	359
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	354
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	338
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	315
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	313
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	308
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	295
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	294
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	292
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	287
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	285
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	284
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	278
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	275
Front brake application uneven	274
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	272
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	270
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	268
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	260
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	259
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	249
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	244
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	244
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	238
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	235
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	235
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	233
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	232
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	226
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	217
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	216
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	211
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	209
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\|	206
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\|	206
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	205
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	202
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\|	200
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	183
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\|	182
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	180
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	176
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	173
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	169
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	166
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	166
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	164
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	164
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	161
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	157
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	157
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	156
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	155
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	153
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	151
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	150
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	148
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	145
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	140
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	139

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 PEUGEOT 406s year 2003

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