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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:78.46%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:14,649 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively669
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))326
Headlamp aim out of alignment293
Registration plate lamp issues178
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))173
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))161
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))156
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))150
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))142
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))124
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))77
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))61
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))61
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))59
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))58
Registration plate issues58
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))57
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))55
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))39
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))32
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle28
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||27
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))20
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))17
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))17
Windscreen washer not working 17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||16
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))15
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))14
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||12
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))11
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))11
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))11
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|11
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|10
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))10
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))10

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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