MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL CORSAs year 2009

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Pass percent:60.89%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL CORSA year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:158,013 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	8722
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8085
Registration plate lamp issues	7918
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3262
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2169
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2168
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1841
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1823
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1790
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1518
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1482
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1360
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1346
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1261
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1226
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	1218
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1148
Windscreen washer not working	1093
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1084
Registration plate issues	1064
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	988
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	976
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	902
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	889
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	873
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	791
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	777
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\|	765
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	749
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\|	728
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	702
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	695
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	691
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	677
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	651
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	636
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	626
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	613
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	603
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	571
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	559
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	553
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	539
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	534
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	527
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	527
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	524
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	523
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	520
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	472
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	457
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	457
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	453
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	428
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	428
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	405
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	379
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	376
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	370
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	367
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	357
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	348
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	337
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	337
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	329
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	323
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	319
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	311
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	310
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	302
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	298
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	297
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	295
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	289
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	286
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	286
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	284
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	278
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	278
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	275
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	266
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	265
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	264
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	261
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	260
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	251
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	248
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	245
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	239
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	235
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	235
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	234
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	232
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	224
Front brake excessively fluctuating	221
Front brake application uneven	221
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	221
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	220
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c))	214
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	213
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	210
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	210
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	204
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	204
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	203
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	202
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	194
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	193
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	190

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 CORSAs year 2009

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