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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:82.60%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:8,892 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively393
Headlamp aim out of alignment150
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))145
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))104
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))100
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))92
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))76
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))76
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))51
Registration plate lamp issues50
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Registration plate issues40
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))38
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))21
Windscreen washer not working 21
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault14
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))11
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))10
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||9
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))8
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))7
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))7
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))6
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5

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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