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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLEs year 1966

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mot history
Pass percent:66.00%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLE year 1966 passes without issue)
Based on:50 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2|1
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
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
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Centre Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Trailing arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Fuel tank leaking Pipe leaking fuel |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Lock but not fitted |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside 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
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.3.A.2|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Nearside Rear Body has a projection caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|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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