>

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2002

Review the list of common VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your VOLKSWAGEN then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:23.08%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2002 passes without issue)
Based on:13 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Registration plate issues2
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Steering damper deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion wing |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded cross member |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.3.A.2|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|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
Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Front Brake valve leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Rear brake application uneven1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy