MOT History from tests of petrol SKODA OCTAVIAs year 2003

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Pass percent:66.99%

(The average a petrol SKODA OCTAVIA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:44,243 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3003
Registration plate lamp issues	2868
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1966
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	670
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	658
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	605
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	558
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	553
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	511
Registration plate issues	498
Rear brake binding	483
Brake pipe excessively corroded	478
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	439
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	390
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	367
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	341
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	338
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	307
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	296
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	283
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	266
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	253
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	245
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	243
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	215
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	206
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	192
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	188
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	184
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	176
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	160
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	155
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	153
Windscreen has damage	152
Rear brake application uneven	142
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	124
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	122
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	115
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	108
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	105
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	103
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	95
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	84
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	82
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	82
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	78
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	78
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	78
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
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\|	77
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	74
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	73
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	72
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	72
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Front brake application uneven	69
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	68
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	68
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	67
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	67
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	67
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	66
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	60
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	59
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Windscreen washer not working	56
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	56
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	56
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\|	55
Front brake excessively fluctuating	55
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	54
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	53
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	51
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	50
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	48
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	47
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	47
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	45
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	45
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	45
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44

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 2003

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