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MOT History from tests of diesel VAUXHALL ZAFIRAs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:66.05%
(The average a diesel VAUXHALL ZAFIRA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:172,670 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9170
Registration plate lamp issues6593
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2840
Brake pipe excessively corroded2043
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1693
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1686
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1482
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1417
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1374
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1288
Registration plate issues1154
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1121
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1117
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1069
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|941
Windscreen washer not working 927
Horn not working |1.6.2a|920
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))900
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened860
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|853
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))833
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))818
Battery insecure |1.9.1|811
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))803
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|782
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|781
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|779
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))750
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||741
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|738
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))718
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|709
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|694
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak623
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|621
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||605
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak582
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))531
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|525
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))488
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))487
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|485
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))468
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault462
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))459
Horn not working (7.7 (a))453
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))432
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|423
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))415
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|410
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||404
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||401
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort397
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))396
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|385
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))380
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|368
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))354
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||352
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|352
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||343
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|343
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|340
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|340
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|337
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))335
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|326
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))323
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))316
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|313
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))311
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|306
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||291
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))291
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))284
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))284
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))284
Windscreen has damage282
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|273
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|271
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|264
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))260
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|260
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))259
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))258
Front brake excessively fluctuating245
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|245
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||240
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||240
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))232
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))232
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))228
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))226
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||219
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))213
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||210
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|208
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|207
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))204
Front brake application uneven203
Brake hose excessively deteriorated199
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))194
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))192
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||191
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|190
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))185
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|185
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))180
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|179

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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