MOT History from tests of petrol SEAT LEONs year 2003

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Pass percent:62.03%

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

Based on:95,335 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7929
Registration plate lamp issues	5568
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4213
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1961
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1904
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1846
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1819
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1546
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1421
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1317
Registration plate issues	1224
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1213
Rear brake binding	1169
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1092
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1066
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1062
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	878
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	843
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	801
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	746
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	709
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	688
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	687
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	681
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	647
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	647
Brake pipe excessively corroded	635
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	548
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	543
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	529
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	519
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	518
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	510
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	472
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	467
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	367
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	360
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	350
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	338
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	331
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	314
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	310
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	307
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	302
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	301
Windscreen has damage	301
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	288
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	278
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	275
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	253
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	252
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	235
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	231
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	221
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	217
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	211
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	210
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	208
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	200
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	189
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	185
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	181
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	177
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	173
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	170
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	166
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	164
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	161
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	159
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	158
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	157
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	156
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\|	155
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	154
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	154
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	153
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	153
Front brake application uneven	151
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	149
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	149
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	148
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	148
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\|	148
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	144
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\|	140
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	138
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	137
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	137
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	137
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	136
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard \|7.1.3\|	136
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	135
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	131
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	129
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	128
Rear brake application uneven	127
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	124
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	123
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	123
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	123
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	123
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	121
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	121
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Brake hose damaged	119
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	118
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	118
Front brake excessively fluctuating	114
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	113
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	111
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	110
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	109
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	109
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	109

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 petrol SEAT LEONs year 2003

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