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MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL VECTRAs year 2008

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Pass percent:59.44%
(The average a diesel VAUXHALL VECTRA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:192,844 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues10896
Headlamp aim out of alignment10080
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively9560
Brake pipe excessively corroded6488
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|6191
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5192
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3911
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3077
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2602
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2413
Registration plate issues1654
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1640
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1469
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1454
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1433
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1386
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1368
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1355
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1321
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1291
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1246
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1108
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1075
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1001
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|984
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|972
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|964
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||951
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|874
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))815
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||811
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|790
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|775
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|757
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))737
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))734
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))728
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))700
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|694
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|641
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort624
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened612
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|602
Rear brake binding587
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))586
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||568
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|559
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))555
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|542
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|540
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))539
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|535
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|535
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|532
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|527
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|524
Windscreen has damage520
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|518
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))518
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))516
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak478
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||475
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|474
Brake hose excessively deteriorated471
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|455
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened452
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|440
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|436
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||433
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))425
Windscreen washer not working 424
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|424
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|418
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||402
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|400
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|387
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|386
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||380
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|379
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||371
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|356
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|354
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|352
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||349
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|347
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))337
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|336
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))332
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|323
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|322
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|318
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|309
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|308
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))304
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||303
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))302
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|299
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))281
Battery insecure |1.9.1|277
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|270
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|262
Horn not working |1.6.2a|262
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))257
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|256
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||256
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))253
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|250
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|249
Windscreen wiper blade insecure243
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))241
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))235
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a|235

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.

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