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MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:61.67%
(The average a petrol VAUXHALL ASTRA year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:678,871 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded45779
Headlamp aim out of alignment42861
Registration plate lamp issues27626
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively24284
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|15415
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|11473
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|10248
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort8645
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7964
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|7619
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|7585
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7280
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7242
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|7203
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|7061
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6551
Horn not working |1.6.2a|5986
Registration plate issues5968
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5953
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5916
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5795
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5299
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|5061
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4995
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4744
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4691
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4604
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4578
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4112
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|4045
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|3947
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault3805
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|3760
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|3682
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|3441
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3399
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3364
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|3339
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3291
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|3199
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|3003
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2812
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2800
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2663
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2472
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2439
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2392
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2281
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2277
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2264
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2263
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2260
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2254
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2232
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2166
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2033
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1882
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1844
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1788
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1764
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1725
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1699
Windscreen washer not working 1634
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1634
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1587
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1557
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1505
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1471
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1426
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1411
Front brake application uneven1375
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1238
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|1230
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1223
Rear brake binding1187
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1175
Windscreen has damage1161
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1151
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1148
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1137
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1134
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|1130
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1127
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1125
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1094
Rear brake application uneven1088
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1081
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1078
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1075
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1046
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1026
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|999
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))987
Front brake excessively fluctuating977
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|971
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|968
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||960
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))956
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||946
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|946
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|912
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))896
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|893
Offside 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|872
Emissions not tested |7.0|872
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))847
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))844
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|842
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|839
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|825
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||795
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||792

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.

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