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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:87.66%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:35,819 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2573
Headlamp aim out of alignment532
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak206
Registration plate issues129
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))123
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak107
Windscreen washer not working 104
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))85
Registration plate lamp issues53
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))48
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))41
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))39
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))38
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak37
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))33
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened30
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))28
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))24
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))22
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))20
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))18
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))17
Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))15
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))15
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))14

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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