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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:60.00%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:30 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Axle beam cracked |2.5.A.5a|1
Offside Front Axle beam cracked |2.5.A.5a|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam Both |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp not working Both |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicator not working All |1.4.A.2c|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 Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Inner arch |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Inner arch |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Fuel pipe excessively damaged |7.2.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b|1
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |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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