MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORAs year 2000

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Pass percent:58.85%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORA year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:58,080 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3729
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	3641
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3111
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	2718
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2283
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1916
Registration plate lamp issues	1649
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1424
Registration plate issues	1403
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1305
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1303
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1220
Rear brake binding	1031
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1014
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	816
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	663
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	657
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	646
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	570
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	563
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	516
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	506
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	450
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	432
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	409
Brake pipe excessively corroded	409
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	397
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	393
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	358
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	357
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	346
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	344
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	335
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	314
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	313
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	308
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	287
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	285
Windscreen has damage	275
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	262
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	259
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	257
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	256
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	255
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	245
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	240
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	240
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	209
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	203
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	202
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	200
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	197
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	185
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	184
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	179
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	179
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	178
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	175
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	174
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	170
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	169
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	166
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	163
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	159
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	156
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	153
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	152
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	151
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	143
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	142
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	141
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	138
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	136
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	136
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	133
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	132
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	131
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	130
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	120
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	120
Front brake application uneven	118
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	115
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	114
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	112
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	112
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	112
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	108
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	108
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	108
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	107
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	105
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	103
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	96
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	91
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	90
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	89
Rear brake application uneven	88
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	87
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	84
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	83
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	80
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	78
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	73
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	73
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	73

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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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORAs year 2000

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