MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLEs year 2001

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Pass percent:58.21%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:13,841 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1223
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	725
Headlamp aim out of alignment	615
Brake pipe excessively corroded	428
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	363
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	313
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	281
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	227
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	192
Registration plate issues	180
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	173
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	151
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	148
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	126
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	119
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	108
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	105
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	103
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	82
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	81
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	80
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Windscreen has damage	74
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	73
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	72
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	70
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	66
Brake hose damaged	65
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	64
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	59
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	59
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	58
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Front Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	56
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	55
Windscreen washer not working	55
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized \|3.6.E.3\|	55
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	52
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	51
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	51
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	50
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	49
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	48
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	40
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Brake load sensing valve seized \|3.6.E.3\|	37
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	34
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	34
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Centre Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	32
Rear brake binding	32
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	31
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	30
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	29
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	29
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	29
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	28
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	27
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	27
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	27
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	26
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	26
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	25
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	24
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	24
Rear brake application uneven	24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	23
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	23
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	23
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	22
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	22
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	22
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	21
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	21
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	21
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	21
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	20
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	20
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	19
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	19
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	19
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	18

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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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLEs year 2001

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