MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA CELICAs year 2001

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Pass percent:66.51%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA CELICA year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:75,195 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4812
Registration plate lamp issues	4509
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3329
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1653
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1596
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1486
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1351
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1308
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1206
Registration plate issues	1083
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	903
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	899
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	889
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	813
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	755
Rear brake binding	725
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	678
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	668
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	648
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	520
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	519
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	495
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	470
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	426
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	369
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	362
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	345
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	344
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	339
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	337
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	333
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	323
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	313
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	289
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	287
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	276
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	273
Rear brake application uneven	265
Front brake application uneven	241
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	222
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	210
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	181
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	180
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	175
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	172
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	169
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	165
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	162
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	160
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	154
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	150
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	150
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	150
Bonnet retaining device ineffective \|8.4.2\|	139
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	139
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	132
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	130
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	130
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	125
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	122
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Windscreen has damage	118
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	114
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	113
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	106
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	104
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	104
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	103
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	101
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	97
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	97
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	93
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	92
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	89
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	88
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	87
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	87
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	87
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	86
Front brake excessively fluctuating	85
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	83
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	83
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	82
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	81
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	80
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	79
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	79
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	77
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	77
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	76

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 2001

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