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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BAYs year 1979

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Pass percent:52.78%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BAY year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:36 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Nearside Rear Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt |2.4.G.4c|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt |2.4.G.4c|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|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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