MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2004

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Pass percent:62.09%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:22,101 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1931
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1330
Registration plate lamp issues	781
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	510
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	348
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	281
Registration plate issues	278
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	275
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	275
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	271
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	252
Brake pipe excessively corroded	243
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	225
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	213
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	174
Rear brake binding	169
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	148
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	120
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	118
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	111
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	109
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	107
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	106
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	93
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Windscreen has damage	87
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	86
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	83
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	80
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	77
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	73
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	69
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	69
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	68
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	68
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	63
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	62
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	61
Windscreen washer not working	61
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	59
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	57
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	56
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	55
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	54
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	52
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	52
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))	51
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	51
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))	50
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	49
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	49
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	45
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	44
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	43
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	42
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	42
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	42
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	41
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	41
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	40
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	39
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))	39
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	38
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	38
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	37
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Front brake application uneven	36
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	36
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	36
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	36
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	35
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\|	34
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	34
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	33
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	32
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	32
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	31
Front brake excessively fluctuating	31
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	31
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	29
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	28
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	28
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	28
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))	27
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
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))	27
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	27
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	26

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 2004

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