MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2003

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Pass percent:55.38%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL ASTRA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:315,185 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	36443
Headlamp aim out of alignment	28488
Registration plate lamp issues	19240
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	18733
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	14067
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	9280
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8275
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7562
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	7443
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6996
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6578
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5813
Registration plate issues	5731
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	5447
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4651
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	4579
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3735
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3207
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	3002
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2984
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2897
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2834
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2803
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2759
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2656
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2655
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2618
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2592
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2360
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2359
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2349
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2312
Windscreen has damage	2294
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2292
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2263
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2247
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2149
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2012
Rear brake binding	1900
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1733
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1641
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1628
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1624
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1497
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1471
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1409
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1394
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1304
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1269
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1225
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1195
Rear brake application uneven	1194
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1178
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1171
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1163
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1156
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1127
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	1087
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1066
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1029
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1020
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	998
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	978
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	961
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	933
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	931
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	926
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	917
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	891
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	877
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	848
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	839
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	801
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	796
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	789
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	776
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	771
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	770
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	767
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	764
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	753
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	699
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	653
Front brake application uneven	622
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	620
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	601
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	590
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	583
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	568
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	557
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	552
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	537
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	535
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	520
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	518
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	518
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	515
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	507
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	506
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	501
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	499
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	497
Fuel cap/sealing device missing \|7.2.4a\|	495
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	476
Windscreen washer not working	476
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	474
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	468
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	464
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	462
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	458
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	451
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	449
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	447
Offside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	441
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	434
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	428

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 2003

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