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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN 1200s year 1970

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Pass percent:68.52%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN 1200 year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:54 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Windscreen wiper blade insecure2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Offside Front Upper Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Radius arm attachment bracket/mounting damaged and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Rear Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Front Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Front brake application uneven1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Rear Front suspension locking device ineffective |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Front suspension locking device missing |2.5.A.4|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1

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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