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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIAs year 2020

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mot history
Pass percent:93.73%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:1,451 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment22
Registration plate issues12
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak11
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Windscreen washer not working 2
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))2
Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended right tail not operating on tester (4.10 (c) (i))1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Brake performance unable to be tested Due to vehicle condition (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))1
Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction epc and eml (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Offside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner surface (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner surface (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e))1
Electrical wiring insulation so damaged or deteriorated it is likely to cause a short-circuit Ad-Blue injector wiring (4.11 (c) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play steering arm (2.1.3 (b) (i))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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