MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT IBIZAs year 2004

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Pass percent:55.09%

(The average a diesel SEAT IBIZA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:21,217 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1934
Registration plate lamp issues	1537
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1008
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	686
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	624
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	624
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	597
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	591
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	452
Rear brake binding	360
Registration plate issues	320
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	285
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	279
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	279
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	272
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	251
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	218
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	213
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	208
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	199
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	199
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	187
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	185
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	171
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	167
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	156
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	125
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	119
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	114
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	111
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	98
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	95
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	87
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	86
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\|	80
Windscreen has damage	79
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	74
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	73
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\|	72
Rear brake application uneven	71
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	70
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	70
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\|	69
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	69
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	68
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	68
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	67
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	63
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	63
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	62
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
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\|	56
Front brake excessively fluctuating	54
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
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\|	53
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	50
Front brake application uneven	49
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	49
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	48
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	48
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	45
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	44
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	44
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	43
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	40
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	40
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	37
Windscreen washer not working	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	35
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
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\|	34
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	34
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	33
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	33
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	32
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	32
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	31
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
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\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29

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 2004

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