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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2020

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Pass percent:93.60%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:13,967 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment187
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))39
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak38
Windscreen washer not working 34
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak33
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))24
Registration plate issues16
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak16
Registration plate lamp issues14
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))9
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))8
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))6
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))5
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))5
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii))4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b))4
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g))4
Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))4
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))4
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))4
Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b))4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))3
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))3
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))3
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))3
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))3

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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