MOT History from tests of petrol SEAT ALHAMBRAs year 1998

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Pass percent:47.70%

(The average a petrol SEAT ALHAMBRA year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:7,266 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	845
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	535
Brake pipe excessively corroded	524
Headlamp aim out of alignment	415
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	387
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	248
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	241
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	241
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	236
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	202
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	192
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	185
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	181
Registration plate issues	165
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	156
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	154
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	152
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	151
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	150
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	134
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	119
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	117
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	113
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	107
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	107
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	105
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	103
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	97
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	83
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	82
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	68
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	57
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	57
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	52
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	50
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	47
Windscreen has damage	47
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	45
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	45
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	44
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	44
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	43
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	37
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	34
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	32
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	31
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	31
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	29
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	29
Steering system excessively rough \|2.2.D.1\|	28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	26
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	25
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	25
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Rear brake binding	24
Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	23
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Power steering pump drive system defective \|2.3.6\|	23
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	21
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	21
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	21
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	21
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	21
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	20
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	20
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	20
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	20
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	19
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	17
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	17
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Rear brake application uneven	16
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	15
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	14
Centre Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	14
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	13
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	13
Front Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	13
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	13
Brake servo leaking \|3.6.C.1c\|	13
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	13
Brake pedal has no servo assistance \|3.3.B.2\|	13
Front brake application uneven	13
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	12
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	12
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	12
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	12
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol SEAT ALHAMBRAs year 1998

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