MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2002

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Pass percent:66.22%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA MR2 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:35,877 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2332
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2169
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2137
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1537
Registration plate lamp issues	1236
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	899
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	543
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	543
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	534
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	482
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	476
Rear brake binding	455
Registration plate issues	423
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	345
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	299
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	289
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	278
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	266
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	266
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	220
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	206
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	198
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	192
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Brake pipe excessively corroded	167
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	159
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	146
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	129
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	126
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	124
Front brake application uneven	119
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	119
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	113
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	111
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	111
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	108
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	103
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	102
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	96
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	95
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	94
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	93
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	93
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	92
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	91
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	89
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	86
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	83
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	80
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Rear brake application uneven	73
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	71
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	70
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	68
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	66
Windscreen has damage	66
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	66
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	65
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	65
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	64
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	63
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	62
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	58
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	56
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	56
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	55
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	55
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	54
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	53
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	53
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	52
Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	51
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	48
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	48
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	48
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	47
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	46
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	46
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	45
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	44
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	43
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	43
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	42
Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	41
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Front brake excessively fluctuating	40
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	37
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	37

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 MR2s year 2002

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