MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL MERIVAs year 2005

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Pass percent:55.64%

(The average a diesel VAUXHALL MERIVA year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:39,931 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4447
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2022
Registration plate lamp issues	1648
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1615
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	700
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	695
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	675
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	670
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	647
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	622
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	605
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	596
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	586
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	583
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	484
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	470
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	447
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	445
Registration plate issues	443
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	407
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	376
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	370
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	359
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	358
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	358
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	355
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	348
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	335
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\|	328
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\|	322
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	311
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	309
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	303
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	302
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
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\|	274
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\|	273
Rear brake binding	263
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	258
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	228
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	225
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	220
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	207
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	181
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	180
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	162
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\|	155
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	149
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	148
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	147
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	146
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	144
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	139
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\|	139
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	133
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	132
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	126
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	124
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	120
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	119
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	114
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	113
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	111
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	110
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	110
Front brake excessively fluctuating	107
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\|	106
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	105
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	102
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	98
Windscreen washer not working	94
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	94
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	91
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	90
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	87
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	85
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	85
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\|	84
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	83
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	83
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	81
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	78
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	78
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	76
Windscreen has damage	75
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	74
Rear brake application uneven	73
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	72
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	72
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	71
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	70
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	70
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	69
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	66
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	66
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	64
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	63
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	63
Front brake application uneven	62
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\|	60
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
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\|	58
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	57
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	57
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	57
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	55
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	54

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 2005

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