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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:90.55%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:87,896 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5501
Headlamp aim out of alignment1227
Registration plate issues279
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak247
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))164
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))144
Windscreen washer not working 138
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak119
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))104
Registration plate lamp issues98
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))67
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))57
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak47
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))45
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))45
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak43
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))31
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))29
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))27
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))26
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))26
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))25

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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