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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:70.31%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:64 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Windscreen has damage2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Brake hose damaged1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect adjusted both to rhd (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Brake cable has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e))1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|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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