MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLEs year 1974

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Pass percent:50.00%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLE year 1974 passes without issue)

Based on:52 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	12
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	2
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	2
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	2
Windscreen washer not working	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	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 position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outer sill / inner arch \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	12
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	2
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	2
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	2
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	2
Windscreen washer not working	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	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 position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outer sill / inner arch \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	1
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1
Offside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEATLEs year 1974

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