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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:78.63%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:4,005 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment120
Registration plate lamp issues101
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively92
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault66
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))56
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))56
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|44
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|41
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))41
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|35
Registration plate issues29
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||17
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))13
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|12
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||12
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|11
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))9
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Windscreen washer not working 8
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))7
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))7
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))6
Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))4
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|3
Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5|3
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))3

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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