MOT History from tests of diesel SKODA OCTAVIAs year 1999

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Pass percent:54.97%

(The average a diesel SKODA OCTAVIA year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:17,437 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2065
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1085
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1071
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	841
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	534
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	510
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	420
Registration plate issues	410
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	406
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	318
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	312
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	302
Rear brake binding	281
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	277
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	261
Brake pipe excessively corroded	243
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	222
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	210
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	201
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	192
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	180
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	169
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	169
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	167
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	163
Rear brake application uneven	158
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	152
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	144
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	136
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Windscreen has damage	126
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	120
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	117
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	117
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	115
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	113
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	110
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	105
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	99
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	98
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	95
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	95
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	94
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	91
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	86
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	84
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	82
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	77
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	68
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	68
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	64
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	61
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Brake hose damaged	54
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	54
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	53
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	53
Front brake application uneven	52
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	51
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	50
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	50
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	43
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	43
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	42
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	41
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	41
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	40
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	40
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	38
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	37
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	33
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	33
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	30
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	29
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	29
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	28
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	28
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	28
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	26
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	26
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	26
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	26
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	25
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	25
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	25
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	25
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	24
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	24
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	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.

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MOT History from tests of diesel SKODA OCTAVIAs year 1999

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