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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:89.00%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:3,390 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment109
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))43
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively29
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))27
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))16
Registration plate issues15
Windscreen washer not working 11
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak9
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))5
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working not operating correctly (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2

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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