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MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL ADAMs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:74.33%
(The average a petrol VAUXHALL ADAM year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:70,927 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4040
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2081
Headlamp aim out of alignment1794
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1453
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1441
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))918
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak859
Registration plate lamp issues524
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak384
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))320
Windscreen washer not working 304
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))301
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||293
Brakes imbalanced across an axle293
Registration plate issues288
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak285
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))265
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))265
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))260
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened238
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))215
Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))182
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))180
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||167
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))162
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))155
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|146
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))144
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))144
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))143
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))141
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))133
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))132
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))128
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault125
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))123
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))108
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))106
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||104
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))99
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))96
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))90
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))89
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))88
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))79
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|75
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))74
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))72
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))72
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))72
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))69
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|66
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))63
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))62
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))62
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|61
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))60
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))60
Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))56
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))55
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))55
Horn not working (7.7 (a))55

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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