MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2000

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Pass percent:55.30%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:115,964 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	8328
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8266
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	6573
Registration plate lamp issues	5905
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	5130
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	4332
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3561
Registration plate issues	2522
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	2223
Rear brake binding	2097
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2067
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2048
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2035
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1991
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1735
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1657
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1584
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1479
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1456
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1408
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1250
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1135
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1098
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1077
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1000
Brake pipe excessively corroded	955
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	904
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	849
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	762
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	753
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	750
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	742
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	684
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	645
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	612
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	609
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	602
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	597
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	581
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	571
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	551
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	523
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	520
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	505
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	476
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	456
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	429
Windscreen has damage	429
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	420
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	410
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	399
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	393
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	391
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	390
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	388
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	385
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	360
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	356
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	347
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	342
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	336
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	328
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	320
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	316
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	309
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	301
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	296
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	291
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	289
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	287
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	279
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	275
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	272
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	266
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	266
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	265
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	265
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	256
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	232
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	226
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	225
Rear brake application uneven	223
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	220
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	219
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	219
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	219
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	218
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	215
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	215
Front brake application uneven	214
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	213
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	208
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	207
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	204
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	202
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	197
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	184
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	182
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	181
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	179
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	179
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	179
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	177
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	177
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	174
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	169
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	168
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	164
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	164
Front brake excessively fluctuating	164
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	162
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	161
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	160
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	159

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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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2000

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