MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL OMEGAs year 1998

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Pass percent:52.37%

(The average a petrol VAUXHALL OMEGA year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:48,222 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4464
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4116
Registration plate lamp issues	3220
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2777
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2756
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2462
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1761
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1562
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1308
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1091
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1045
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1031
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	908
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	895
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	871
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	798
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	781
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	751
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	704
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	691
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	687
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	650
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	632
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	618
Registration plate issues	614
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	608
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	576
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	544
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	542
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	527
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	506
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	491
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	468
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	435
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	433
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	373
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	371
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	364
Windscreen has damage	341
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	333
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	304
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	296
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	288
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	288
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	275
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	275
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	275
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	273
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	270
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	269
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	265
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	262
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	261
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	255
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	250
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	249
Rear brake binding	248
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	239
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	238
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	234
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	233
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	225
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	210
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	204
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	203
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	200
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	174
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	171
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	167
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	166
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	162
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	152
Rear brake application uneven	152
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	147
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	146
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	145
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	141
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	132
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	130
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	129
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	115
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	113
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	109
Front brake application uneven	107
Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	107
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	105
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	105
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	103
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	96
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	91
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	90
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	90
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	89
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	89
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	88
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	87
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right \|1.6.B4\|	86
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	85
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	82
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	81
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	81
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	79
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	77
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	74
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	72
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	69

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 petrol VAUXHALL OMEGAs year 1998

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