MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL MERIVAs year 2004

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Pass percent:55.56%

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

Based on:34,777 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3856
Registration plate lamp issues	1863
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1601
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1502
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	811
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	686
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	624
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	607
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	574
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	546
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	529
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	516
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	465
Registration plate issues	454
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	437
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	412
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	404
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	383
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	383
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	372
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	340
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	331
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	328
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	313
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	311
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	305
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	303
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	302
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	299
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	293
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	289
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	278
Rear brake binding	266
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	262
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	253
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	241
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\|	240
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	233
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\|	229
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	213
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	198
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\|	192
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	190
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	181
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\|	171
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	167
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	163
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	143
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	123
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	105
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
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\|	95
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	92
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	90
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	88
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	86
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\|	85
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	84
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	80
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	75
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	74
Rear brake application uneven	73
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	73
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	72
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\|	72
Windscreen has damage	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Front brake excessively fluctuating	70
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	68
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	66
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	64
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	63
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	63
Windscreen washer not working	62
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	62
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\|	62
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	62
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	61
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	60
Front brake application uneven	59
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	59
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	59
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	57
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	54
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	53
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	53
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	51
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	50
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	49
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Offside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47

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 MERIVAs year 2004

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