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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN 181s year 1975

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mot history
Pass percent:66.67%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN 181 year 1975 passes without issue)
Based on:33 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Offside Front Upper Drivers door hinge insecure (6.2.3 (c) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp side light / stop lamp fault (4.2.3 (c))1
Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Front Steering locking device missing locking device missing from track rod end on drag link (2.1.3 (d))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii))1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect both |1.8.A.1b|1
Driver`s seat insecure cracks in floor pan |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has an inadequately locked flange bolt both |2.4.G.4c|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5|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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