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 Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Occurs:16 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located Occurs:11 times
Emissions not tested Occurs:29 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Occurs:46 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements Occurs:3,145 times
Direction indicators not working Occurs:19 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:58 times
Front engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:166 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering Occurs:33 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Occurs:40 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam aii Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Occurs:12 times
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:45 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp not working Occurs:15 times
Rear Exhaust mounting missing Occurs:64 times
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective Occurs:66 times
Nearside Inner Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Occurs:12 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated Occurs:46 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush Occurs:17 times
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:73 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:190 times
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened Occurs:137 times
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split Occurs:12 times

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