MOT History from tests of petrol ROVER 618s year 1998

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Pass percent:64.16%

(The average a petrol ROVER 618 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:28,203 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3659
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2076
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1641
Registration plate lamp issues	1479
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1339
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1310
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	887
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	857
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	834
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	786
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	684
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	506
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	458
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	401
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	383
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	355
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	344
Registration plate issues	337
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	304
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	302
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	299
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	267
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	264
Rear brake binding	262
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	202
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	194
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	176
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	166
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	159
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	153
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	137
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	131
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	129
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	109
Windscreen has damage	108
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	96
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	95
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	92
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	90
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	90
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Rear brake application uneven	85
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	82
Front brake application uneven	80
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	79
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	77
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	68
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	68
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	67
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	66
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	65
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	65
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	62
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	62
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	61
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	60
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	58
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	54
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	54
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	51
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	47
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	47
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	47
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	46
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	46
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	45
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
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\|	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
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	42
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	41
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	40
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	40
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	40
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	39
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	39
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	39
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	38
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	37
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	34
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	34
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	33
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\|	33
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	33
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	32
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	32
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	31
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	31

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 618s year 1998

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