MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER 216s year 1997

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Pass percent:67.41%

(The average a petrol ROVER 216 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:80,282 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4505
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	4238
Registration plate lamp issues	3865
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3818
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3638
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2725
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2198
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1667
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1656
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1526
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1357
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1332
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1311
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1225
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1123
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1066
Rear brake binding	1033
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1013
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1009
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	961
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	948
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	940
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	842
Registration plate issues	824
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	821
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	697
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	657
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	626
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	589
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	562
Rear brake application uneven	482
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	477
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	474
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	447
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	440
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	421
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	403
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	313
Windscreen has damage	297
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	289
Front brake application uneven	279
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	273
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	268
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	260
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	255
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	255
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	238
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	236
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	233
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	229
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	217
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	214
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	210
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	210
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	206
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	196
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	194
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	190
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	188
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	188
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	180
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	177
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	175
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	167
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	154
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	154
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	150
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	150
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	148
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	148
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	147
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	146
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	134
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	131
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	130
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	130
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	129
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	121
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	120
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	115
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	115
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	114
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	112
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	111
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	108
Nearside Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	104
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	100
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	96
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	95
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	94
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	94
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	92
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	88
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	86
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	86
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	83
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	82
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	81
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	80
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	79

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 ROVER 216s year 1997

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