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MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT ALTEAs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:82.40%
(The average a diesel SEAT ALTEA year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:6,040 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment213
Registration plate lamp issues94
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively83
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak59
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))57
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak40
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))32
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))27
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))23
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))23
Registration plate issues20
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))20
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))18
Brakes imbalanced across an axle17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))17
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))16
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))16
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))12
Horn not working (7.7 (a))12
Windscreen washer not working 11
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))10
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))6
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))5
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))5
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))5
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))5
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))5
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))5
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))4
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))4
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))4
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))4

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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