MOT History from tests of petrol SKODA OCTAVIAs year 2004

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Pass percent:67.51%

(The average a petrol SKODA OCTAVIA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:27,963 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1621
Registration plate lamp issues	1520
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1095
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	565
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	353
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	327
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	323
Rear brake binding	289
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	288
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	280
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	263
Brake pipe excessively corroded	262
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	259
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	241
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	227
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	219
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	211
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	208
Registration plate issues	208
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	194
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	155
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	152
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	145
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	124
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	121
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	118
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	117
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	113
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	111
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	104
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	89
Rear brake application uneven	89
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	88
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	88
Windscreen has damage	82
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	77
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	61
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	56
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	52
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	50
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	49
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Front brake excessively fluctuating	46
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	46
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	46
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	44
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Front brake application uneven	42
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	41
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	41
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	40
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	36
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	33
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	33
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	33
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	32
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Windscreen washer not working	29
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	28
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	28
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\|	28
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	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 2004

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