MOT History from tests of petrol TOYOTA STARLETs year 1997

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Pass percent:66.77%

(The average a petrol TOYOTA STARLET year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:83,438 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5554
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5098
Registration plate lamp issues	3776
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1852
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1827
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1686
Registration plate issues	1600
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1440
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1294
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1103
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1076
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	948
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	900
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	871
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	805
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	776
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	739
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	739
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	682
Rear brake binding	607
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	600
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	590
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	576
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	522
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	507
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	495
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	447
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	442
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	434
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	426
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	418
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	382
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	362
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	357
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	353
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	330
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	320
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	313
Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	312
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	281
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	278
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	276
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	274
Front brake application uneven	274
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	259
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	258
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	233
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	227
Rear brake application uneven	221
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	212
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	209
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	202
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	199
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	196
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	189
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	189
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	187
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	185
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	184
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	180
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	178
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	178
Windscreen has damage	177
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	170
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	165
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	163
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	161
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	157
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	155
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	155
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	153
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	151
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	149
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	142
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	132
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	123
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	119
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	119
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	118
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	114
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	110
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	109
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	108
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	107
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	106
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	105
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	105
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	104
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	103
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	99
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	96
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	94
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	94
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	93
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	91
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	89
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	88
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	88
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	87
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	87
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	85

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 STARLETs year 1997

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