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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:84.89%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:5,433 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment160
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively104
Registration plate lamp issues69
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))57
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))49
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||20
Registration plate issues18
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|17
Windscreen washer not working 16
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))14
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))13
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))4
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|3
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))3
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3

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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