MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORAs year 2003

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Pass percent:68.78%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN BORA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:25,923 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1336
Registration plate lamp issues	1038
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	603
Registration plate issues	344
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	331
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	327
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	318
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	304
Rear brake binding	291
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	278
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	267
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	254
Brake pipe excessively corroded	254
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	218
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	216
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	182
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	175
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	164
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	157
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	148
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	137
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	135
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	122
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	121
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	117
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	116
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	116
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	110
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	110
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	107
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	90
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	86
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Windscreen has damage	78
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	78
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	76
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	70
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	69
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	66
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	64
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	63
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	61
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	59
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	51
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	50
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	49
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	49
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	49
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	46
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Brake servo vacuum pipe split \|3.6.C.1b\|	43
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	42
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	42
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	41
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Front brake excessively fluctuating	41
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	40
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	40
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	39
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	38
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	38
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	37
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	36
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
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\|	34
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	33
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	33
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	33
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	32
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	31
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	31
Rear brake application uneven	30
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	29
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	29
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	28
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	28
Front brake application uneven	27
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	26
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	25
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	25

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 2003

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