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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:71.87%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:480,165 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment20970
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively14941
Registration plate lamp issues13639
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))3077
Registration plate issues2881
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2605
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2528
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|2500
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2327
Rear brake binding2258
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2143
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2116
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1976
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1871
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1829
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1816
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1801
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1748
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1730
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1662
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1645
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1564
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1528
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1507
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||1500
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1436
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1428
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1383
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1354
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1350
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1327
Windscreen washer not working 1323
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1296
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1172
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1158
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1136
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1007
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))988
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))985
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))964
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))963
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened957
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))950
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))948
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))923
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|923
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|896
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))890
Windscreen has damage884
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|874
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak869
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened865
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))821
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))820
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||817
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))797
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak792
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|783
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|774
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|773
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|756
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|756
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))748
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))744
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|730
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|717
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|695
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|688
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|687
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))683
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))683
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))682
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))674
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||650
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|650
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|637
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))622
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|619
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort619
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||616
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|601
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))546
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))534
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))518
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))516
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||515
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|512
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||508
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||500
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))489
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))488
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|466
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))450
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))439
Front brake excessively fluctuating435
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))424
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||422
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))422
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||421
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|413
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement407

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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