MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLEs year 1965

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Pass percent:48.48%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLE year 1965 passes without issue)

Based on:33 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high Engine cut out on idling speed \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Windscreen wiper control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high Engine cut out on idling speed \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Windscreen wiper control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLEs year 1965

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