MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2001

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Pass percent:65.17%

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

Based on:38,205 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	2333
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1786
Registration plate lamp issues	1260
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	712
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	566
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	496
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	366
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	264
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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	190
Brake pipe excessively corroded	181
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	167
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	144
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	140
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	140
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	135
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	132
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	128
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	127
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	125
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	117
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	116
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	116
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	115
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	113
Front brake application uneven	110
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	107
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	93
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	92
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	90
Rear brake application uneven	83
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	79
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	78
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	77
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	77
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	73
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	72
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	68
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	68
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	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
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	65
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	63
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
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	60
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
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	59
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	59
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	57
Windscreen has damage	57
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	56
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Front brake excessively fluctuating	55
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	54
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	53
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	53
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	53
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	52
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	52
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	51
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	51
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	49
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	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 rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	48
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	48
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	47
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	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
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	46
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	45
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	44
Power steering inoperative \|2.3.3a\|	44
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	41
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	41
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	40
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	40
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	40
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	40

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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