MOT History from tests of petrol PEUGEOT 406s year 2003

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Pass percent:71.63%

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

Based on:18,750 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	895
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	879
Registration plate lamp issues	568
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	409
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	267
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	224
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	219
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	213
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	212
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	211
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	156
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	148
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	138
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	136
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	133
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	131
Registration plate issues	127
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Brake pipe excessively corroded	113
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	92
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	91
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	90
Rear brake application uneven	89
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	87
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	83
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	79
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	78
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	78
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	71
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	71
Rear brake binding	66
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	66
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	65
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	64
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	63
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	53
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	45
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Windscreen has damage	43
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	42
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	40
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	37
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	37
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	32
Front brake application uneven	31
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	28
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	25
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	24
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged \|3.4.2\|	23
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	23
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	22
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	22
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	21
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	21
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	20
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	20
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	19
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	19
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\|	19
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	19
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	18
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	18
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	18
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	17
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	17
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	16
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	16
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\|	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	16
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\|	16
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\|	16
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	16

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 2003

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