MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER 216s year 1998

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Pass percent:68.88%

(The average a petrol ROVER 216 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:75,490 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4409
Registration plate lamp issues	4059
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3720
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3227
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3100
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2185
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1830
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1406
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1381
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1323
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1287
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1090
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1072
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1028
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1012
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1010
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	987
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	898
Rear brake binding	820
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	781
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	780
Registration plate issues	680
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	628
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	587
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	584
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	576
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	514
Rear brake application uneven	497
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	490
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	450
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	444
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	444
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	392
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	386
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	338
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	310
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	293
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	259
Front brake application uneven	242
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	239
Windscreen has damage	222
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	217
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	213
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	210
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	206
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	205
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	179
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	176
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	176
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	174
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	173
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	163
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	156
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	155
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	153
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	152
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	147
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	144
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	143
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	139
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	138
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	138
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	131
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	127
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	123
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	123
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	121
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	119
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	118
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	117
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	115
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	113
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	105
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	104
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	102
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	102
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	102
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	100
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	100
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	98
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	98
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	95
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	95
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	85
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	83
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	79
Nearside Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	79
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	78
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	78
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	78
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	77
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	75
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	75
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	73
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.D.1\|	71

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 1998

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