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MOT History from tests of petrol VAUXHALL ZAFIRAs year 2008

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Pass percent:65.05%
(The average a petrol VAUXHALL ZAFIRA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:301,719 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment14593
Registration plate lamp issues11899
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))7720
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5466
Brake pipe excessively corroded3329
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2968
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2949
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2758
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2621
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2524
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2322
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2258
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2111
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2021
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1931
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1865
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1768
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1703
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1678
Registration plate issues1610
Windscreen washer not working 1605
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1536
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1496
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1473
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1452
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1420
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1394
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1355
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1305
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1267
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1176
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1162
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1125
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1075
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1061
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1036
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1035
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1011
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1001
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))972
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))970
Horn not working (7.7 (a))970
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||963
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))954
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))929
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))928
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|927
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||922
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))854
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|844
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|843
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|842
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))821
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||813
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|811
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))811
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))800
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||785
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))762
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|742
Brake hose excessively deteriorated737
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))733
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|732
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|716
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))716
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|714
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))691
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))649
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||644
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))636
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|636
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))635
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|629
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|628
Battery insecure |1.9.1|622
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))606
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))581
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))563
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))563
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))562
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|555
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|535
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))531
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|522
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))514
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))491
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|489
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))486
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|474
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))471
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|450
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))438
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|428
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|422
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|418
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|414
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||412
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|405
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))405
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|404
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|393
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))383
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|380
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))364
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|363
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))359
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||354
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||345
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||337
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))335
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))331
Windscreen has damage331
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|330
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))329
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a||328
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|326
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||319
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))318

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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