MOT History from tests of diesel ROVER 45s year 2003

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Pass percent:70.35%

(The average a diesel ROVER 45 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:24,341 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1214
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1016
Brake pipe excessively corroded	880
Registration plate lamp issues	563
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	422
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	410
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	386
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	368
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	247
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	235
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	225
Registration plate issues	198
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	174
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	173
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	172
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	166
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	159
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	153
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	152
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	150
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	148
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	141
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	141
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	126
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	124
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	120
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	105
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	97
Front brake application uneven	97
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
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\|	95
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	93
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	90
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	90
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	89
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\|	89
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	88
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	77
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	66
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	63
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	59
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	56
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	55
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	53
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\|	53
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	52
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	52
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\|	51
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	51
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	50
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	47
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	46
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\|	45
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\|	43
Rear brake binding	42
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	42
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	40
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	40
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	40
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	37
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	34
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	34
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	33
Windscreen has damage	32
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	32
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	32
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\|	32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	31
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	31
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	30
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	30
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	28
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	28
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	28
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	27
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	25
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	24
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\|	24
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	24
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	24
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged \|3.4.2\|	24
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	24
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	24
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	23
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	23
Front brake excessively fluctuating	23
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	22
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	22
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	22

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 45s year 2003

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