MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1996

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Pass percent:85.01%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE 911 year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:23,713 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	769
Registration plate lamp issues	364
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	226
Registration plate issues	226
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	146
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	129
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	128
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	114
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	103
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	67
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	66
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	62
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	56
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	56
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	55
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	49
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Windscreen washer not working	41
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	35
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	34
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	33
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	30
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	28
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	26
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	25
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	21
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	20
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	20
Front brake application uneven	20
Windscreen has damage	18
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	17
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	17
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	16
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	16
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	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\|	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	15
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	14
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	14
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	14
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	14
Rear brake binding	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	13
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	12
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	11
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11

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 PORSCHE 911s year 1996

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