MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORAs year 2001

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Pass percent:62.20%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORA year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:42,645 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2564
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2107
Registration plate lamp issues	1774
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1675
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1015
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	875
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	854
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	842
Registration plate issues	836
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	796
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	713
Rear brake binding	652
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	616
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	489
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	392
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	342
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	340
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	340
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	332
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	324
Brake pipe excessively corroded	323
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	306
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	299
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	275
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	268
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	265
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	248
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	241
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	223
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	220
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	219
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	219
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	209
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	205
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	191
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	174
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	172
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	170
Windscreen has damage	167
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	166
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	166
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	164
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	154
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	154
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	149
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	143
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	134
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	123
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	122
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	122
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	119
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	115
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	114
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	103
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	100
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	94
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	90
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	90
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	86
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	81
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	80
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	79
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	79
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Front brake application uneven	74
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	73
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	71
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	69
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	68
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	68
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	67
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	66
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	64
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	64
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	62
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	62
Rear brake application uneven	61
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	61
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	61
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	59
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	56
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	54
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	52
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	51
Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	51
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	50
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	49

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 2001

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