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MOT History from tests of diesel SUBARU LEGACYs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:72.40%
(The average a diesel SUBARU LEGACY year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:3,768 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment236
Registration plate lamp issues221
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively98
Brake pipe excessively corroded37
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|29
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))26
Registration plate issues24
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))22
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))22
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|20
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|19
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|18
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|17
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|16
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|11
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|11
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault11
Windscreen washer not working 11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||10
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))9
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Windscreen has damage7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|7
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|7
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|6
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|6
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|6
Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2|6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))5
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|5
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||5
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|5
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|5
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|5
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|4
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|4
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))4
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2|4
Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))4
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2|4
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))4
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|4
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4

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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