MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL VECTRAs year 2009

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Pass percent:61.12%

(The average a petrol VAUXHALL VECTRA year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:13,648 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	649
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	598
Brake pipe excessively corroded	518
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	508
Registration plate lamp issues	455
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	369
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	312
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	237
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	226
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	209
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	145
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	134
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	96
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Registration plate issues	86
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	78
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	78
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	77
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	76
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	68
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	62
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	58
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	49
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	48
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\|	48
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	44
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	43
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\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	42
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	41
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	40
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	40
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	40
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	38
Windscreen washer not working	38
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	35
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	32
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	31
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	29
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	29
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	28
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	25
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	24
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\|	23
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	22
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\|	22
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	21
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	21
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	20
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	20
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	20
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Rear brake binding	19
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	19
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	19
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	18
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\|	18
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	18
Central Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	18
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	18
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	17
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	16
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16

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 2009

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