MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT LEONs year 2001

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Pass percent:59.29%

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

Based on:19,643 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1732
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	883
Registration plate lamp issues	859
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	462
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	462
Rear brake binding	439
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	399
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	398
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	389
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	388
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	339
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	324
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	262
Registration plate issues	254
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	238
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	233
Brake pipe excessively corroded	231
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	199
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	174
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	169
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	153
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	151
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	149
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	144
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	133
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	114
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	98
Windscreen has damage	95
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	94
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	88
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	80
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	80
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	80
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	74
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	67
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	65
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	63
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	60
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	54
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	53
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	52
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Rear brake application uneven	52
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	51
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	49
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	48
Brake hose damaged	48
Front brake application uneven	47
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	44
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	43
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	42
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	42
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	42
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	42
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	38
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	36
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	32
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	31
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	30
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	30
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	29
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	26
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	25
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	25
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	25
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	24

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 LEONs year 2001

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