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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:83.83%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:810 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively19
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))16
Headlamp aim out of alignment14
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
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 (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))8
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))6
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Registration plate issues5
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c))1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Nearside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Steering locking device ineffective (2.1.3 (d))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush in near side front lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush as marked (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush as marked (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bushes very badly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush badly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Nearside and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush on arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush on arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front lower rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1

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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