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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 1968

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Pass percent:42.11%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:38 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Horn not working |1.6.2a|4
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|3
Registration plate issues3
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|2
Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Centre Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Inner Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Offside Inner Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering column retaining device insecure |2.1.6|1
Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Steering component deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp affected by brake light |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp affected by brake light |1.1.A.3f|1
Rear Stop lamp not working both |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure |2.1.2d|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Nearside Rear Axle has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Axle has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a|1
Offside Inner Rear Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1

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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