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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN 181s year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:63.08%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN 181 year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:65 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor and surrounding area |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Towbar fixing obviously of an inappropriate size |6.6.2|1
Towbar component insecure |6.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage |3.1.4a|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wheel arch |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Front Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Ball joint ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Offside Ball joint ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Steering box insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings (2.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))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.

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