MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2002

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Pass percent:54.47%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL ASTRA year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:266,203 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	33878
Headlamp aim out of alignment	24602
Registration plate lamp issues	18048
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	16932
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	13280
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	9006
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7397
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6767
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6448
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	6185
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5560
Registration plate issues	4678
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	4271
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3903
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3363
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2810
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2735
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2699
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2589
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	2530
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2480
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2465
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2453
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2409
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2271
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2270
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2245
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2231
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2229
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2211
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2118
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2088
Rear brake binding	2049
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2048
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1972
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1959
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1909
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1874
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1846
Windscreen has damage	1806
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1679
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1578
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1568
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1554
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1449
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1269
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1195
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1185
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1143
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1139
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1106
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1092
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1063
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1031
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1030
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1002
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	976
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	951
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	913
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	912
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	904
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	889
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	881
Rear brake application uneven	881
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	869
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	841
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	821
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	817
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	805
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	801
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	785
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	751
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	743
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	712
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	707
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	702
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	702
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	688
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	671
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	632
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	623
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	567
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	565
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	561
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	548
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	545
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	542
Front brake application uneven	537
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	529
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	529
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	523
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	517
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	516
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	513
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	502
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	495
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	494
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	489
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	472
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	465
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	458
Windscreen washer not working	446
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	442
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	441
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	433
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	432
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	432
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	431
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	423
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	414
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	405
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	391
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	383
Fuel cap/sealing device missing \|7.2.4a\|	382
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	379
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	376
Rear Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	373
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	366

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 diesel VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2002

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