MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT IBIZAs year 2001

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Pass percent:57.59%

(The average a diesel SEAT IBIZA year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:5,400 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	431
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	330
Registration plate lamp issues	278
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	181
Brake pipe excessively corroded	151
Rear brake binding	126
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	124
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	121
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	120
Registration plate issues	103
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	99
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	82
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	80
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	65
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	44
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	40
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	34
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	33
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	32
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	32
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	31
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	31
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Windscreen has damage	29
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Rear brake application uneven	29
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	28
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	25
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	24
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	20
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	19
Front brake application uneven	19
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	19
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	18
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	15
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	15
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	14
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	14
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	14
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	14
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	13
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	13
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	13
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	12
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	12
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	12
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	11
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	10
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	10
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	10
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	9
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	9
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	9
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	9
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	9
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	8
Front brake excessively fluctuating	8
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	8
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	8
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	8
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	8
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	8
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	7
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	7
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	7
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	7
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	7
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	7
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	7
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	7
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	7
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	7

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 SEAT IBIZAs year 2001

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