MOT History from tests of petrol SUZUKI BALENOs year 1998

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Pass percent:53.50%

(The average a petrol SUZUKI BALENO year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:15,231 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1634
Registration plate lamp issues	1576
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1180
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1167
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	707
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	683
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	405
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	390
Registration plate issues	388
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	371
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	366
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	328
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	318
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	277
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	270
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	266
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	197
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	183
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	171
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	169
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	166
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	150
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	147
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	126
Rear brake binding	103
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	101
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	95
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	93
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	92
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Rear brake application uneven	86
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	73
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	69
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	67
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	66
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	65
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	64
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	64
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	63
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	62
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	58
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	58
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	55
Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	52
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	52
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	52
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	51
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	46
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	46
Windscreen has damage	46
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	46
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	45
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	44
Front brake application uneven	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	42
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	41
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	36
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	36
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	34
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	34
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	34
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	33
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	32
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
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\|	31
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	31
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	30
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	30
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	29
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	27
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	27
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	26
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	26
Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	25
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	24
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	24
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	24
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	23
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	22

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 SUZUKI BALENOs year 1998

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