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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:75.96%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:17,669 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively562
Headlamp aim out of alignment396
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))391
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))261
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))210
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))202
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))202
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))174
Windscreen washer not working 140
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))128
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))114
Registration plate lamp issues112
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))108
Registration plate issues106
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))93
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))78
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))78
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||64
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))53
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))52
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))46
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))44
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))40
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))38
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||36
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|36
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))36
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault33
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))30
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||30
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))30
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))29
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))28
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))25
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))25
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle24
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|23
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))23
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||22
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))22
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))21
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))21
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|19
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened19
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))18
Windscreen has damage16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))16
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|15
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened15
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|15
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))14
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))14
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))13
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))13
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))13
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|13
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13

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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