MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA MR2s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.42%

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

Based on:28,208 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1371
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1081
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	922
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	729
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	717
Registration plate lamp issues	435
Brake pipe excessively corroded	316
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	314
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	284
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	270
Registration plate issues	234
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	220
Rear brake binding	212
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	189
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	186
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	173
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	169
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	117
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
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	101
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	95
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	92
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	90
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	87
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	81
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	80
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	70
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	70
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	69
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	66
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	66
Front brake application uneven	64
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	56
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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	53
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	53
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	52
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	51
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	49
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	45
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	40
Front brake excessively fluctuating	39
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	39
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	39
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	38
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	35
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	34
Rear brake application uneven	34
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	34
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	32
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
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	31
Windscreen has damage	31
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	30
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	30
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	29
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	29
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	29
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	28
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Inner Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Offside Inner Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	27
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	27
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	26
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	26
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	26
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	25
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	24
Brake hose damaged	24

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 2004

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