MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA CELICAs year 2003

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Pass percent:67.98%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA CELICA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:67,599 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4243
Registration plate lamp issues	3261
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3128
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1637
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1331
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	984
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	973
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	959
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	938
Registration plate issues	835
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	759
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	697
Rear brake binding	596
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	590
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	511
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	476
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	461
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	423
Front brake application uneven	374
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	366
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	366
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	316
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	311
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	295
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	286
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	281
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	276
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	256
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	238
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	236
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	218
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	211
Rear brake application uneven	203
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	202
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	201
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	199
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	197
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	197
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	187
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	185
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	176
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	174
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	164
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	158
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	157
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	155
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	151
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	150
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	149
Front brake excessively fluctuating	144
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	143
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	142
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	130
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	128
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	125
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	125
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	124
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	120
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	119
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	118
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	117
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	117
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	114
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	114
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	111
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	111
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	110
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	109
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	100
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	100
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	97
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	96
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	96
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	96
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	93
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	89
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	88
Windscreen has damage	87
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	86
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	85
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	85
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	83
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	82
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	78
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	75
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	75
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	73
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	70
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	67
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	66
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	66
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	65

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 2003

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