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MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT ALHAMBRAs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:55.48%
(The average a diesel SEAT ALHAMBRA year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:38,914 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2681
Brake pipe excessively corroded2356
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1547
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1155
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1062
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|996
Registration plate lamp issues905
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively777
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|718
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|696
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|643
Brake hose excessively deteriorated592
Registration plate issues500
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault483
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|407
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|349
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|346
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|324
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|320
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|318
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|296
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|293
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened292
Emissions not tested |7.0|288
Brakes imbalanced across an axle286
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|280
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|279
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|277
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|275
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|272
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|269
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))269
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|229
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|226
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|216
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|190
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))189
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))189
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|186
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|185
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|169
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|167
Brake hose damaged165
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|163
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|163
Rear brake binding161
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|146
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|141
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|134
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|130
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))128
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|124
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|119
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|118
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||116
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|115
Windscreen has damage115
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|115
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened113
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|111
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))111
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|109
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|108
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|108
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|106
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|104
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|102
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.4.B.1|101
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|101
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|100
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|99
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|99
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|97
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|97
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|96
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|94
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|91
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|90
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|88
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|86
Battery insecure |1.9.1|84
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|83
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|83
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|82
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|82
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|82
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|80
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|79
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|78
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||77
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|76
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|73
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|73
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|73
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|73
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|72
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|71
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))71
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))70
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|69
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))69
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))69
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|68
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|68
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|68
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|67
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))67
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))66
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|64
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|64
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|64
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))63
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|62
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))62
Rear brake application uneven61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|61
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))61
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|60
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak60
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))59
Front brake excessively fluctuating58
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))58
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))56
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|55
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|55
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1|55
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))55
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))55
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|54
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|54
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak54
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))53
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||52
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))52

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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