MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.91%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA MR2 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:25,704 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1281
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1020
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	922
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	717
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	488
Registration plate lamp issues	418
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	285
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	284
Brake pipe excessively corroded	276
Registration plate issues	220
Rear brake binding	212
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	186
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	180
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	180
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	173
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	155
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	151
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	142
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	127
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	114
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	111
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	105
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	97
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	71
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	69
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	67
Front brake application uneven	64
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	62
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	60
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	57
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	57
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	55
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	54
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	52
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	48
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	47
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	45
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	45
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	43
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	43
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	42
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Front brake excessively fluctuating	39
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	39
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	39
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Rear brake application uneven	34
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	33
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	31
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Windscreen has damage	31
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	31
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	30
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	29
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Offside Inner Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Inner Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	27
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	26
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	25
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	25
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	24
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	23
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	23
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	23
Brake hose damaged	22
Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	22
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	22
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	21

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 2004

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