MOT History from tests of diesel SKODA FABIAs year 2003

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Pass percent:60.56%

(The average a diesel SKODA FABIA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:66,516 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3410
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3301
Registration plate lamp issues	2731
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2083
Rear brake binding	1233
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1158
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1157
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1129
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1075
Registration plate issues	1047
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1011
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	971
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	940
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	909
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	897
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	861
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	597
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	576
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	565
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	537
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	516
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	490
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	437
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	435
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	421
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	402
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	388
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	375
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	357
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	342
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	333
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	331
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	329
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	328
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	304
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	293
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	284
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	283
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	283
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	278
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	274
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	264
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	246
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	241
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	241
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	224
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	215
Rear brake application uneven	211
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	208
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	205
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	205
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	200
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	198
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	187
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	183
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	182
Windscreen has damage	178
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	170
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	163
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	161
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	159
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	154
Windscreen washer not working	154
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	153
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system \|2.3.8\|	152
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	143
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	142
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	141
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	140
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	135
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	133
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	130
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	129
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	127
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	127
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	119
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	118
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	116
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	115
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	114
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	114
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	113
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	113
Front brake excessively fluctuating	112
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	111
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	111
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	109
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	108
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	107
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	105
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	105
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	103
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\|	103
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	98
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	96
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	96
Front brake application uneven	96
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	94
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	90
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	84
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	84
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	83
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	82
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	81
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	80
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	79
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	79

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 SKODA FABIAs year 2003

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