MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT LEONs year 2002

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Pass percent:60.26%

(The average a diesel SEAT LEON year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:27,935 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2500
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1261
Registration plate lamp issues	1224
Rear brake binding	579
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	573
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	564
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	562
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	551
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	530
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	526
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	495
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	494
Registration plate issues	373
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	330
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	310
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	287
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	248
Brake pipe excessively corroded	247
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	230
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	227
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	224
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	223
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	200
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	200
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	197
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	193
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	160
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	153
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	139
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	131
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	126
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	124
Windscreen has damage	122
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	118
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	117
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	107
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	103
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	102
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	94
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	87
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	87
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	83
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	77
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	75
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	74
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	74
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	72
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	71
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	71
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	71
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	71
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	67
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Rear brake application uneven	61
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	61
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	58
Front brake application uneven	57
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	54
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	52
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	51
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	49
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	49
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	47
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	47
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	45
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	45
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	44
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	43
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	41
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	41
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	41
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	39
Front brake excessively fluctuating	39
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	39
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	38
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	38
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	38
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	37
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	37
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	36
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	34

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 2002

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