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MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL ASTRAs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:63.68%
(The average a diesel VAUXHALL ASTRA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:378,397 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment19107
Registration plate lamp issues13558
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8783
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|8165
Brake pipe excessively corroded6757
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|6524
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4285
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3871
Registration plate issues3831
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3677
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3441
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3392
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3287
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3142
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2796
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2581
Windscreen washer not working 2580
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2577
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2536
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2447
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2444
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2175
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2158
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1961
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1900
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))1834
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|1813
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1767
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1752
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1744
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1724
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1723
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1713
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1711
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1526
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1480
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1436
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1363
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1344
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1342
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1287
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1243
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1156
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1127
Windscreen has damage1086
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))1071
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1058
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1047
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))1031
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1013
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1009
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))964
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak953
Brake hose excessively deteriorated940
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|914
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|910
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))906
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak903
Front brake excessively fluctuating865
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|842
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||797
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||773
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))755
Front brake application uneven746
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))741
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))722
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|714
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))713
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))682
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|668
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))658
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||648
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|633
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))630
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|623
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|620
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||615
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))611
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))602
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))585
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))570
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||558
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|546
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))541
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))538
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||528
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))528
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|522
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||503
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))496
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|490
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))482
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||477
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))475
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))474
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|473
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))471
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|464
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))460
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|459
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))459
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))445
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))443
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))443
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))434
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak429
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))427
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))424
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))419
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|414

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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