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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:78.48%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:370,016 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment14710
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively10509
Registration plate lamp issues2765
Registration plate issues2288
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2227
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2226
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1901
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1773
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1694
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1610
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1425
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1343
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1240
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1113
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1064
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|969
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))968
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak851
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))849
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))817
Windscreen washer not working 815
Brakes imbalanced across an axle810
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|805
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|798
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|740
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|714
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))704
Rear brake binding683
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|679
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))668
Windscreen has damage654
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))599
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))592
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))568
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|566
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))557
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))547
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened529
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|528
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))525
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))523
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))502
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened499
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|490
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))490
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|483
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))464
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))456
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||453
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault440
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))435
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))434
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|428
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))427
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||426
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|423
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|419
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))397
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))391
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||385
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))377
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))374
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))361
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||353
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))350
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|345
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))343
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))329
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))325
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||284
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))279
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|261
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||248
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||247
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))240
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))239

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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