MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER 25s year 2005

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Pass percent:74.14%

(The average a petrol ROVER 25 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:60,192 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3286
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2499
Registration plate lamp issues	809
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	778
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	759
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	706
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	666
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	659
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	625
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	578
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	551
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	550
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	541
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	492
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	473
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	336
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	296
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	295
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	279
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	276
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	252
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	249
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	244
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	242
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	239
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	236
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	232
Brake pipe excessively corroded	231
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	228
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	217
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	196
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	182
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	179
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	170
Front brake application uneven	162
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	149
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	132
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	128
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	123
Registration plate issues	122
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	112
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\|	98
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	92
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	89
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	85
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	85
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	83
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	76
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	73
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	72
Windscreen has damage	71
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	71
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	69
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	65
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	65
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	63
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	62
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	60
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	59
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	59
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	58
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\|	58
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	58
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	56
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\|	56
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	54
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	54
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\|	53
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	53
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	51
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	51
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	50
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	50
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	50
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	50
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	50
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	49
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
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\|	48

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 25s year 2005

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