MOT History from tests of petrol SKODA OCTAVIAs year 2003

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Pass percent:67.18%

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

Based on:43,065 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2937
Registration plate lamp issues	2831
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1929
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	504
Registration plate issues	490
Rear brake binding	483
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	439
Brake pipe excessively corroded	429
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
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
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	243
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	236
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	214
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	206
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	206
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	188
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	186
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	158
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
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
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	95
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	86
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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	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
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	78
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	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
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
Front brake application uneven	69
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|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
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 Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	59
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	58
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	54
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	54
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
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
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	50
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	49
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	48
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	47
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43

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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