MOT History from tests of petrol RENAULT VEL SATISs year 2002

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Pass percent:58.69%

(The average a petrol RENAULT VEL SATIS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:1,818 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	146
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	62
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	58
Brake pipe excessively corroded	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	44
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	44
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	43
Registration plate lamp issues	40
Registration plate issues	31
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	23
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	11
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	10
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	8
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	7
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Rear brake application uneven	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	6
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Front brake excessively fluctuating	5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Rear brake binding	5
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	5
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	4
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\|	4
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	4
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	4
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	4
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	4
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	4
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	4
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Hazard warning switch inoperative \|4.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	3
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	3
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	3
Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	3
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
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\|	3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	3
Offside Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3
Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	3
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	3
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3

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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	146
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	62
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	58
Brake pipe excessively corroded	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	44
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	44
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	43
Registration plate lamp issues	40
Registration plate issues	31
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	23
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	11
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	10
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	10
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	8
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	7
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Rear brake application uneven	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	6
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Front brake excessively fluctuating	5
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Rear brake binding	5
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	5
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	5
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	4
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	4
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\|	4
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	4
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	4
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	4
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	4
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	4
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	4
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Hazard warning switch inoperative \|4.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	3
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	3
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	3
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	3
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	3
Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	3
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
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\|	3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	3
Offside Obligatory mirror missing \|8.1.1\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	3
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	3
Rear brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	3
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	3
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	3

MOT History from tests of petrol RENAULT VEL SATISs year 2002

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