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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLEs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:63.87%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:8,062 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues649
Headlamp aim out of alignment457
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively256
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|117
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|105
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))92
Brake pipe excessively corroded77
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))75
Registration plate issues73
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))65
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))61
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|56
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))49
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|48
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))47
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))47
Brakes imbalanced across an axle46
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))46
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|45
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))44
Brake hose damaged43
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|41
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))39
Windscreen washer not working 39
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))38
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))37
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault36
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|36
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|34
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|32
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|32
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|32
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))30
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|30
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))30
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||27
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|25
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||24
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|23
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|19
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Windscreen has damage19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))18
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))18
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))17
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|17
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|15
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||15
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|15
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))15
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))15
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|14
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|13
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|13
Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))13
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))12
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))12
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))12
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|11
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))11
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))11
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|11
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))10
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||10
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak10
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))10
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||9
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||9
Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort9
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|9
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated9
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))9

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.

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