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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLEs year 1973

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mot history
Pass percent:46.15%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLE year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:26 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Suspension component 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
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Braking system leaking master cylinder pipes |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded subframe-chassis/body mountings |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded subframe-chassis/body mountings |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|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
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
Nearside 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 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
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front 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 Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective ratchet mechanism does not lock |5.2.5b|1
Windscreen wiper not working both |3.4 |a||1
Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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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