MOT History from tests of petrol PORSCHE BOXSTERs year 2003

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Pass percent:77.67%

(The average a petrol PORSCHE BOXSTER year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:52,508 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1772
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1772
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	906
Registration plate issues	821
Registration plate lamp issues	812
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	561
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	400
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	339
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	336
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	335
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	329
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	319
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	318
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	273
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	270
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	245
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	228
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	208
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	175
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	165
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	153
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	149
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	146
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	140
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	136
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	131
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	128
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	127
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	112
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	101
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	98
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	97
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	95
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	92
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	83
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	81
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	80
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	80
Windscreen washer not working	79
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	78
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	74
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	72
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	69
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	67
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	67
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	66
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	65
Windscreen has damage	64
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	63
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	60
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	58
Nearside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	56
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	56
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	55
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	54
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	54
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	54
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	52
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	52
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	49
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	46
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	45
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	45
Front brake excessively fluctuating	45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	44
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	44
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	43
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	41
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	39
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	39
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	39
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	37
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	36
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	36

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 BOXSTERs year 2003

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