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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN CARs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:54.17%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN CAR year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:24 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|2
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm cracked |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Exhaust emits visible black smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage loose at sill |7.1.1 |b||1
Offside Front Floor excessively deteriorated |6.2.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Floor excessively deteriorated |6.2.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Lower Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2|1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|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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