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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 1992

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mot history
Pass percent:39.39%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 1992 passes without issue)
Based on:33 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1|1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Front Position lamp not working both side lights (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Rear brake binding1
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a|1
Emissions not tested No belt history, but customer wanted rest of test carried out. |7.4.B.1|1
Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a|1
Nearside Front Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Brake pipe leaking front to rear |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users exhaust leaking from 2 places, could also effect emission levels |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Emissions not tested emissions not tested due to exhaust leaks |8.2.2.2 |e||1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|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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