MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL VECTRAs year 2003

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Pass percent:55.18%

(The average a petrol VAUXHALL VECTRA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:268,124 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	26879
Registration plate lamp issues	18981
Headlamp aim out of alignment	14128
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	13306
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5644
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5581
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	5030
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4691
Registration plate issues	4202
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	3969
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3929
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3905
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3775
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3762
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3689
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3648
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	3446
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	3365
Rear brake binding	3305
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3122
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3007
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2913
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2739
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2618
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2538
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2532
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2513
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2465
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2365
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	2235
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2234
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2176
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2167
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	2159
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2143
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2086
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2070
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2026
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1928
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1705
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1648
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1592
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1570
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1445
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1286
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1253
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1203
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1020
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1017
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	943
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	941
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	935
Windscreen has damage	878
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	863
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	856
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	845
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	827
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	823
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	818
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	817
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	781
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	766
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	765
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	743
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	743
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\|	704
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	702
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	701
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\|	697
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	696
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	684
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\|	668
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	659
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	655
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	641
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	639
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\|	620
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	618
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	611
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	608
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	607
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	600
Rear brake application uneven	597
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	591
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	588
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	573
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	573
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	571
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	570
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	537
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	532
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	524
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	514
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	511
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	504
Front brake application uneven	502
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	501
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	500
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	491
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	491
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	490
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	473
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	470
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	461
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	451
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	435
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	434
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	429
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	427
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	418
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	410
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	405
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	400
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	400
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	399
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	399
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	398
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	397
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	392
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	389

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 VECTRAs year 2003

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