MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1997

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Pass percent:83.79%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE 911 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:17,854 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	560
Registration plate lamp issues	284
Registration plate issues	182
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	174
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	158
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	125
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	111
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	100
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	80
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	72
Brake pipe excessively corroded	71
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	67
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	63
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	57
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	49
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	36
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	34
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	28
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	26
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	24
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	22
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	21
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	20
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	18
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	18
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	18
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	17
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	15
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	15
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	15
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	13
Windscreen washer not working	13
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	13
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	13
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	12
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\|	12
Rear brake binding	12
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	11
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	11
Nearside Inner Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Windscreen has damage	11
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Front brake application uneven	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	10
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Inner Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	10
Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	10
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	9
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	9
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	9

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 1997

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