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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2001

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mot history
Pass percent:71.03%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2001 passes without issue)
Based on:107 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
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
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength out rigger (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outer 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))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
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|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Windscreen has damage1

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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