MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 1950

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Pass percent:74.07%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 1950 passes without issue)

Based on:54 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Nearside Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Nearside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.4\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	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
Nearside Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Semaphore indicator arm does not retract smoothly \|1.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Front passenger seat insecure \|6.2.3\|	1
Nearside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe twisted \|found during steering lock to lock check\| \|2.2.D.2b\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition \|7.1.4\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam \|2.5.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 1950

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