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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN 1500s year 1971

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Pass percent:75.51%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN 1500 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:98 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear brake application uneven2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Registration plate issues1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Windscreen is of a temporary type |8.3.1f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.7.4a|1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Position lamp switch insecure |1.1.A.1|1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Nearside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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