MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA CELICAs year 2005

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Pass percent:69.62%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA CELICA year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:34,521 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2105
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1553
Registration plate lamp issues	1267
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	868
Brake pipe excessively corroded	597
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	431
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	402
Registration plate issues	297
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	288
Rear brake binding	257
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	244
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	235
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	213
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	205
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	197
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	194
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	190
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	171
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	166
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	157
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	154
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	152
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	146
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	141
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	136
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	127
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	123
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	115
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	114
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	111
Front brake application uneven	110
Rear brake application uneven	106
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	100
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	98
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	94
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	93
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	92
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	89
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	87
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	84
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	83
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	83
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	81
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	81
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	78
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	78
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	77
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	75
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	75
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	73
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	69
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	67
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	67
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	67
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	66
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	63
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	63
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	63
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	59
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	57
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	56
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	56
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	53
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	50
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	48
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	47
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	45
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	44
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	42
Front brake excessively fluctuating	41
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	40
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	40
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	37
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	37
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	36
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Windscreen has damage	35
Offside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	35
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	35
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	33
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	32

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 2005

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