MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORAs year 2002

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Pass percent:65.65%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORA year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:39,585 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2237
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1722
Registration plate lamp issues	1290
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1003
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	707
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	679
Registration plate issues	645
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	589
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	589
Rear brake binding	538
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	500
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	460
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	405
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	339
Brake pipe excessively corroded	303
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	290
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	280
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	261
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	254
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	252
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	252
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	250
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	238
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	224
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	215
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	211
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	204
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	201
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	199
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	192
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	186
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	185
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	177
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	174
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	170
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	169
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	167
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	161
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	161
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	140
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	138
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	133
Windscreen has damage	125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	123
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	123
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	119
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	117
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	113
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	106
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	99
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	99
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	98
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	97
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	97
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	94
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	93
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	91
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	90
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	87
Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	85
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	84
Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	80
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	78
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	76
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	72
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	68
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	67
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	61
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	59
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	58
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	57
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	56
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	56
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	56
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	54
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	51
Front brake application uneven	49
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	48
Rear brake application uneven	47
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	47
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	46
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	46
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	46
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	45
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	45
Front brake excessively fluctuating	44
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	44
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	43
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	43
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41

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 2002

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