MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2003

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Pass percent:68.47%

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

Based on:35,846 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	1924
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1726
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1304
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	866
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	841
Registration plate lamp issues	722
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	529
Registration plate issues	457
Rear brake binding	445
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	328
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
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	243
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	230
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	229
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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	171
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	170
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	145
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	139
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	128
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	124
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	114
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	112
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	112
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	106
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	104
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	102
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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	94
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	87
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	84
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	84
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Rear brake application uneven	80
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	79
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	69
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	68
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	68
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	64
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	60
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	57
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	57
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	57
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	56
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	52
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	52
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	52
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
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	46
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	45
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	44
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	43
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	43
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	41
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	41
Front brake excessively fluctuating	40
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	40
Windscreen has damage	40
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	39
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	39
Brake hose damaged	38
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	37
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	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
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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	34
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	34

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 2003

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