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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLEs year 1968

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Pass percent:48.72%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLE year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:39 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Registration plate issues3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|2
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside Rear front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is fractured |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Front Anti-roll bar missing |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h|1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by brake fluid |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front 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 Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Brake hose damaged1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (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.

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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