MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT LEONs year 2003

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Pass percent:61.95%

(The average a diesel SEAT LEON year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:31,436 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2653
Registration plate lamp issues	2198
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1364
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	628
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	589
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	577
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	546
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	529
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	527
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	397
Rear brake binding	395
Registration plate issues	383
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	340
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	336
Brake pipe excessively corroded	319
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	309
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	258
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	255
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	250
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	237
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	226
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	209
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	208
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	197
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	178
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	175
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	171
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	166
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	163
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	160
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	159
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	156
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	130
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	128
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	117
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	112
Windscreen has damage	111
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	89
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	89
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	83
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	77
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	77
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	75
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	74
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	73
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	69
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	69
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	67
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\|	65
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	65
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	64
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	60
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	60
Rear brake application uneven	60
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	59
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	59
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	57
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\|	57
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	56
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	53
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	53
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	52
Front brake application uneven	52
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	51
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	50
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	50
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	50
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	48
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Front brake excessively fluctuating	48
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	47
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	47
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	47
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	45
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	44
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	44
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	44
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	43
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	42
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	38

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 2003

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