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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2017

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mot history
Pass percent:84.37%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2017 passes without issue)
Based on:5,520 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively237
Headlamp aim out of alignment91
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))73
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))72
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))64
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))49
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))33
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))29
Registration plate lamp issues26
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))23
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))23
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))23
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))18
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))17
Registration plate issues16
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))11
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))11
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault11
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))11
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))10
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))6
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Windscreen washer not working 6
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3

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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