MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE 911s year 2001

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Pass percent:81.16%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE 911 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:38,322 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1227
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1172
Registration plate lamp issues	907
Registration plate issues	709
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	516
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	305
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	295
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	231
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	167
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	157
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	154
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	136
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	111
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	101
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	93
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	83
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	82
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	78
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	69
Windscreen washer not working	64
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	59
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Windscreen has damage	53
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	51
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	50
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	50
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	50
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	49
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	48
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	46
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	45
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	45
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	43
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	43
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	41
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	39
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	38
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	38
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	37
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	36
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	34
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	29
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	28
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	27
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	26
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	25
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	24
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	22
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	22
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	22
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	22
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	22
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22

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 2001

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