MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLEs year 1978

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Pass percent:31.25%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLE year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:16 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Centre Front Body has a projection caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Lower Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Centre Front Body has a projection caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Front Lower Body has a projection caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BETTLEs year 1978

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