MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA CARINAs year 1997

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Pass percent:60.27%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA CARINA year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:42,329 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4898
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3230
Registration plate lamp issues	3096
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2954
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1569
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1509
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1165
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1073
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	794
Registration plate issues	794
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	709
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	653
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	642
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	606
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	601
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	563
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	536
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	511
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	416
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	405
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	379
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	379
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	362
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	352
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	346
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	332
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	320
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	291
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	285
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	279
Rear brake application uneven	267
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	264
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	245
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	230
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	228
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	211
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	188
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Rear brake binding	178
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	177
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	173
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	170
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	166
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	157
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	153
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	152
Windscreen has damage	150
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	138
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	129
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	127
Front brake application uneven	124
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	113
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	101
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	101
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	100
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	98
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	97
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	96
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	95
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	94
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	93
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	91
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	91
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	89
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	89
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	81
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	78
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	77
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	74
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	70
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	66
Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	59
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	59
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	59
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	59
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	58
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	57
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	55
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	54
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	53
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	53
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	52
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	51
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51

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 TOYOTA CARINAs year 1997

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