MOT History from tests of diesel ROVER 25s year 2004

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Pass percent:69.07%

(The average a diesel ROVER 25 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:9,884 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	551
Headlamp aim out of alignment	453
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	452
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	228
Brake pipe excessively corroded	155
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	141
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	130
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	111
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	108
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	103
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	96
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	96
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	83
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	72
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	71
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	67
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	66
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	57
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	54
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	47
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	46
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	45
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	43
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	40
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	39
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	38
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	38
Registration plate issues	37
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	36
Windscreen has damage	34
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	34
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Front brake application uneven	28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	27
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	25
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	24
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	24
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	24
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	23
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	23
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	22
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	22
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	22
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	21
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	13
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	12
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	12
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	12
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	11
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	11
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	11
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	10
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	10
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Front brake excessively fluctuating	10
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	10
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	10
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	10
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	10
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	10
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	10
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	10

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 ROVER 25s year 2004

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