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MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL VECTRAs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:58.19%
(The average a petrol VAUXHALL VECTRA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:201,931 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively11058
Brake pipe excessively corroded10362
Headlamp aim out of alignment9377
Registration plate lamp issues7986
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|7175
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5353
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4560
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3315
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3001
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2731
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2256
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2137
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2036
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1647
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1593
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1495
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1459
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1265
Registration plate issues1249
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1240
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1167
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1153
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1139
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1104
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1101
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1087
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1085
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1054
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1029
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1026
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1016
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|981
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))970
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))957
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|948
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|909
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))862
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|791
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|786
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|764
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))754
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|751
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))734
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||730
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault729
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|714
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))710
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|699
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|696
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|651
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|651
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|646
Windscreen washer not working 626
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort617
Horn not working |1.6.2a|613
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|586
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))575
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|570
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|561
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))560
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|552
Rear brake binding534
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||512
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|491
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))486
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||484
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))482
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))480
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|476
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|446
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened442
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|442
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))421
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|417
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||408
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|401
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))396
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|395
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))389
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|386
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))379
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||374
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|370
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|364
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|362
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||359
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))345
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))340
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||340
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|338
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))333
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|332
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened331
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||329
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|326
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))317
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|317
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|309
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||308
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))308
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))308
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|307
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))306
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|305
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))304
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))304
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|304
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))303
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak300
Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))299
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))298
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|298
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|290
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|289
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|288
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|285
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||284
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))284
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))274
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))269
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||268
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|268
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))262
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))260
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))259
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))255

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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