MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA CELICAs year 1999

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Pass percent:62.61%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA CELICA year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:26,924 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2185
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1714
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1591
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	768
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	676
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	651
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	602
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	599
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	580
Registration plate issues	531
Brake pipe excessively corroded	514
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	371
Rear brake binding	338
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	301
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	243
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	220
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	195
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	194
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	190
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	184
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	176
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	174
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	169
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	169
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	162
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	160
Front brake application uneven	133
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	122
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	121
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	121
Rear brake application uneven	117
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	109
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	98
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	95
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	94
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	91
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	90
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	90
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	88
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	88
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	87
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	85
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	85
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	83
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	80
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	79
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	79
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	78
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	76
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	76
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	75
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	74
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	72
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	65
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	63
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	62
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	59
Windscreen has damage	58
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	57
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	53
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	53
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	50
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	47
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	46
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	45
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	44
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	44
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	44
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	43
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	41
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	41
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	39
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	39
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	38
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	37
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	37
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	36
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	36
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	35
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\|	34
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	34
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	34
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	34
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	32
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	32
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	32
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	31
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	31
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	31
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	31
Offside 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 Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	31

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 CELICAs year 1999

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