MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2003

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Pass percent:61.86%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:17,943 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1374
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	988
Registration plate lamp issues	774
Registration plate issues	316
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	294
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	279
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	248
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	230
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	223
Brake pipe excessively corroded	209
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	174
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	170
Rear brake binding	162
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	118
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	116
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	105
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	99
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	94
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	92
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	85
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	77
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	76
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Windscreen has damage	66
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	63
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	59
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	57
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	54
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	53
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	51
Windscreen washer not working	51
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	50
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	48
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	47
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	46
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	45
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	45
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	44
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	41
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	40
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\|	40
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	40
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	38
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	38
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	35
Front brake excessively fluctuating	35
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))	34
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	34
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	34
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	33
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
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))	32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	31
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	30
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	30
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\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	30
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	29
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	27
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	26
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside 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))	26
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	26
Nearside 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))	25
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	24
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	24
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	24
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	24
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	24
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))	23
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	23
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	21
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	21
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	21
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21

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 2003

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