MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2002

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Pass percent:61.91%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:11,809 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	824
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	688
Registration plate lamp issues	623
Registration plate issues	247
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	197
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	162
Brake pipe excessively corroded	160
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	140
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	131
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Rear brake binding	119
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	89
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	84
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	73
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	66
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	62
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	59
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	58
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Windscreen has damage	49
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	44
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	43
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	43
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	40
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	36
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	32
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	32
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	32
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	31
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	31
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	27
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	27
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	26
Windscreen washer not working	26
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	24
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	23
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	23
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	22
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	21
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	21
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	20
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	20
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	19
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	19
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	19
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	19
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	17
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Front brake application uneven	17
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	17
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	17
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	16
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	16
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	15
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	15
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	15
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	14
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	14
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	14
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	14
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	14
Front brake excessively fluctuating	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	14

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 diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2002

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