MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2003

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Pass percent:68.72%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA MR2 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:33,230 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2070
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1820
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1726
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1240
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	866
Registration plate lamp issues	690
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	545
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	503
Rear brake binding	445
Registration plate issues	432
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	325
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	311
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	286
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	275
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	268
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	264
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	207
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	196
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	192
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	185
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	170
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	168
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	167
Brake pipe excessively corroded	146
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	137
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	128
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	104
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	100
Front brake application uneven	98
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	97
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	96
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	91
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	85
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	83
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	83
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Rear brake application uneven	80
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	79
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	77
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	74
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	72
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	70
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	68
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	65
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	64
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	59
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	57
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	57
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	57
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	54
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	52
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	51
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	51
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	50
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	47
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	47
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	44
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	43
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	42
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	41
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Windscreen has damage	40
Front brake excessively fluctuating	40
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	39
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	39
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	37
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	37
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	37
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	35
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	34
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	34
Brake hose damaged	34
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	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 MR2s year 2003

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