MOT History from tests of petrol SKODA OCTAVIAs year 1999

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Pass percent:57.36%

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

Based on:21,688 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2431
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1445
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1228
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1165
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	967
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	752
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	594
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	535
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	479
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	468
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	457
Registration plate issues	455
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	415
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	331
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	326
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	316
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	283
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	279
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	258
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	252
Rear brake binding	230
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	229
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	223
Rear brake application uneven	191
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	183
Brake pipe excessively corroded	167
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	143
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	143
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	136
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	130
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	128
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	126
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	122
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	117
Windscreen has damage	116
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	108
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	107
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	104
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	103
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	103
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	97
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	93
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	89
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	89
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	88
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	86
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	81
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	79
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	77
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	74
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	70
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	67
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	65
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	64
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	63
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	63
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	60
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Brake hose damaged	56
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	51
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	51
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	51
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	50
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	47
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	46
Front brake application uneven	45
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	42
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	41
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	40
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	37
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	37
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	36
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	35
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	33
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	33
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	33
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	32
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	32
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	32
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	31
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	31
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	30
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	28
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	28

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 SKODA OCTAVIAs year 1999

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