MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2001

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Pass percent:59.33%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:126,188 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	8826
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7870
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5241
Registration plate lamp issues	5222
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	4893
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	3045
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2925
Registration plate issues	2279
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2174
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2172
Rear brake binding	1808
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1738
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1693
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1685
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1562
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1426
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1410
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1375
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	1294
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1245
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1177
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1116
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1043
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1016
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	867
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	858
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	810
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	801
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	791
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	787
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	751
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	713
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	677
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	660
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	654
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	650
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	634
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	616
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	584
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	547
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	545
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	526
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	508
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	477
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	460
Windscreen has damage	406
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	392
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	385
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	377
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	377
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	372
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	366
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	348
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	339
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	331
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	331
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	327
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	321
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	312
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	308
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	308
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	302
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	300
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	300
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	300
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	294
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	293
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	281
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	279
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle \|7.3.A.2b\|	276
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	275
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	274
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	273
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	270
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	267
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	264
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	263
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	234
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	226
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	218
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	218
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	211
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	211
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	211
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	210
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	210
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	206
Windscreen washer not working	199
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	199
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	198
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	193
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	191
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	189
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	188
Front brake excessively fluctuating	184
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	183
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	180
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	179
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	175
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	171
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	170
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	167
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	166
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	165
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	159
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	156

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 2001

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