MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2001

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Pass percent:65.31%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA MR2 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:36,303 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2619
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2575
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2271
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1718
Registration plate lamp issues	1240
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1034
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	901
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	536
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	529
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	511
Registration plate issues	487
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	472
Rear brake binding	467
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	410
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	363
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	347
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	335
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	280
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	271
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	260
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	213
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	202
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	200
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	195
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	179
Brake pipe excessively corroded	166
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	146
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	135
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	132
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	116
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	113
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	112
Front brake application uneven	110
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	107
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	99
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	97
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	93
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	92
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	90
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	87
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	86
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	86
Rear brake application uneven	83
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	83
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	82
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	79
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	78
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	78
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	77
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	77
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	72
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	70
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	68
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	65
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	65
Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	63
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	62
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	60
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	59
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	59
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	59
Windscreen has damage	57
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	57
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	56
Front brake excessively fluctuating	55
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	54
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	53
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	53
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	53
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	52
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	50
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	49
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	49
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	48
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	48
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	47
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	47
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	47
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	46
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	46
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	45
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	42
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	40
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	40
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	40
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	40
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	40
Offside Inner Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	39
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	39
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	38

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2001

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