MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 1997

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Pass percent:83.99%

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

Based on:19,358 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	601
Registration plate lamp issues	295
Registration plate issues	192
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	177
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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	76
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	72
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	69
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
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	34
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	33
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
Windscreen washer not working	29
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	29
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	22
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	20
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	20
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	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
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
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	16
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	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 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
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	15
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	15
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	13
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	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 Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	12
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	12
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	12
Nearside Inner Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Windscreen has damage	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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 fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	11
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	10
Offside Inner Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	10
Rear fog lamp not working \|4.5.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	10
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	10

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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