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MOT History from tests of petrol SUBARU WRXs year 1998

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Pass percent:72.00%
(The average a petrol SUBARU WRX year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:100 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues9
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|6
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|4
Registration plate issues4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|2
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e|1
Brake fluid warning lamp inoperative |3.6.G.2|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Rear fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements (4.5.3 (a))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases link pipe (6.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.2.1 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Front Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1

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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