MOT History from tests of diesel RENAULT ESPACEs year 2003

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Pass percent:53.41%

(The average a diesel RENAULT ESPACE year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:18,792 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1179
Registration plate lamp issues	1171
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	786
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	751
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	703
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	703
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	696
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	671
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	590
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	519
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	360
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	327
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	269
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	267
Rear brake binding	251
Registration plate issues	251
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	250
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	191
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	174
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	173
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	171
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	170
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	156
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	151
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	147
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	139
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	139
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	131
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Brake pipe excessively corroded	124
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	111
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	99
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	98
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	95
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	91
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	81
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly \|1.4.B.1e\|	76
Windscreen has damage	76
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	63
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	61
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	58
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	58
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Steering lock fails to engage \|2.1.4b\|	54
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	52
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	52
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	51
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	49
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\|	48
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Offside 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\|	47
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Rear brake application uneven	46
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
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\|	43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	42
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	41
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	41
Offside 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\|	40
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	40
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	37
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Front brake application uneven	36
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	34
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	32
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	31
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	31
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	30
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	30
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	29
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	29
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	27
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	27
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	27

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 diesel RENAULT ESPACEs year 2003

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