OPEL Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of OPEL vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 112,802 OPEL Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that OPELs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own OPEL's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:16 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Occurs:20 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Occurs:157 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:249 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance Occurs:46 times
Front brake application uneven Occurs:223 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Occurs:17 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint is insecure Occurs:17 times
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted Occurs:120 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam Occurs:724 times
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:17 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Occurs:40 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split Occurs:86 times
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:52 times
Horn not working Occurs:424 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:149 times
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated Occurs:36 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image Occurs:79 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly Occurs:18 times
Brake performance not tested Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured Occurs:35 times

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