Your car - Whats most likely to go wrong?

YOUR CAR WHAT'S MOST LIKELY TO GO WRONG? THE AVERAGE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 4 DEFECTS EVERY YEAR THE MOST COMMON MOT FAILURE AREAS 28.4% 9.0% 2.9% 2.2% 2.1% LIGHTS VISIBILITY STEERING SEATBELTS BODY 19.3% 16.6% 9.9% 7.5% 1.6% BRAKES SUSPENSION TYRES EXHAUST NUMBER PLATE APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ALL NEW MOT FAILURES - THE CULPRITS CARS FAIL THEIR FIRST MOT TEST The majority of the 9% of visibility failures are due to windscreen chips and cracks. Any over 10mm in the driver's eyeline will also fail 9.9% of tyre failures are usually due to a tread depth below the legal 1.6mm minimum Of the 28.4% of MOT failures attributed to lights, most are due to faulty or broken bulbs 1.6% of number plates fail because letters are less than 79mm high and 50mm wide KEEP IT CLEAN A blocked air filter can reduce engine efficiency by up to 10% SERVICE WITH A SMILE 34% wouldn't buy a used car without full service history PEDAL TO THE METAL HOT WHEELS Almost 20% of tyres in the EU Regular servicing can help to avoid a 10% drop in mileage are worn down below 1.6mm FIRST MOT PASS RATES MOT PASS RATES BY REGISTRATION YEAR FOR MAINSTREAM CARS 2008 80% Best 2007 79% 2006 74% 90% 2005 68% Suzuki Splash 2004 63% Better 2003 58% 86% 2002 55% Mazda 3 2001 52% Good 80% 009115 Ford Focus Average mileage travelled annually by a UK motorist DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? You don't need a You don't need a rear You don't need a spare wheel to pass wiper blade to pass reverse light to pass your MOT test your MOT test your MOT test SOURCES RAC | Honest John | BBC | The AA twwhiteandsons established 1964