MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL VECTRAs year 2004

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Pass percent:55.41%

(The average a petrol VAUXHALL VECTRA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:223,321 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	19788
Registration plate lamp issues	13282
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	11525
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10527
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5275
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	4818
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3835
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	3414
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	3316
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3099
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	3065
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3016
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2952
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2936
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2896
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2825
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	2785
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2735
Rear brake binding	2723
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2709
Registration plate issues	2704
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2649
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2599
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2582
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2495
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	2427
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2191
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	2047
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2045
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1909
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1848
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1761
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1750
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1532
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1493
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1449
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1403
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1402
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1368
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1355
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1301
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1281
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1132
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	1063
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1033
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1015
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	979
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	908
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	894
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	871
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	858
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	831
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	775
Windscreen has damage	707
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\|	681
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	676
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	655
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\|	644
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\|	644
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	629
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	628
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	619
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	617
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\|	613
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	610
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	593
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	584
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	559
Rear brake application uneven	551
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	551
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	534
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	534
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	528
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	520
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	514
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	500
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	500
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	498
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	497
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	490
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	488
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	485
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	483
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	481
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	480
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	472
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	456
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	451
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	448
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	437
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	429
Front brake excessively fluctuating	425
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	411
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	403
Front brake application uneven	401
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	396
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	395
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	384
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	383
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	362
Centre Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	354
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	350
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	350
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	348
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	343
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	341
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	338
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	337
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	329
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	314
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	313
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	309
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	309
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	309
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	304
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	304
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	301
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	300

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 2004

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