MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2004

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Pass percent:57.06%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL ASTRA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:353,182 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	31633
Headlamp aim out of alignment	27551
Registration plate lamp issues	16863
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	16569
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	15921
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	9324
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6503
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6376
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6275
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6053
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	5308
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	5122
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	5014
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4899
Registration plate issues	4510
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	4185
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3565
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3552
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3531
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	3421
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	3385
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3307
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3145
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3056
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	3042
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3011
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2974
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2636
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2596
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2468
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2361
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	2295
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2171
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2024
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2014
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1969
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1865
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1839
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1832
Windscreen has damage	1828
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1815
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1815
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1631
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1615
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1578
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1547
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1425
Rear brake binding	1424
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1336
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1311
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1194
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1148
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1109
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1108
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1094
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1092
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1080
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1078
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1070
Rear brake application uneven	1036
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	1019
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1005
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	991
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	939
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	934
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	918
Windscreen washer not working	899
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	897
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	886
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	876
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	855
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	824
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	823
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	817
Front brake application uneven	811
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	760
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	731
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	728
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	714
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	706
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	702
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	688
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	671
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	666
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	660
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	649
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	644
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	620
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	616
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	610
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	604
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	594
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	593
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	592
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	591
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	585
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	582
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	582
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	580
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	575
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	571
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	562
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	559
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	554
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	546
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	537
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	528
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	527
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	517
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	509
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	507
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	504
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	504
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	491
Front brake excessively fluctuating	487
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	474
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	470
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	469
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	469
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	455
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	455

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 2004

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