MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT LEONs year 2000

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Pass percent:56.34%

(The average a diesel SEAT LEON year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:6,711 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	612
Registration plate lamp issues	602
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	323
Rear brake binding	175
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	164
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	160
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	154
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Registration plate issues	146
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	143
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	127
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	87
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	84
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	80
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	74
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	60
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	56
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Brake pipe excessively corroded	42
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	41
Windscreen has damage	41
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\|	37
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	31
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	25
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	25
Front brake application uneven	25
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	25
Rear brake application uneven	24
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	24
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	24
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	24
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	23
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	22
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	21
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	19
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	19
Brake hose damaged	19
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	19
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	18
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	17
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	16
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	15
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	14
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	13
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	13
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	13
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	13
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	11
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	11
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	11
Front brake excessively fluctuating	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	10
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	10
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	10
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	10
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	10
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	10
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	9
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	9
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	9
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	9
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	9
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	9
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	9

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 diesel SEAT LEONs year 2000

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