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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2020

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mot history
Pass percent:94.37%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2020 passes without issue)
Based on:64,408 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment805
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))551
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively368
Registration plate issues149
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))127
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak94
Windscreen washer not working 89
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak86
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak84
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))53
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak46
Registration plate lamp issues44
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))31
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))24
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))20
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))19
Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b))17
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))16
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))16
Brakes imbalanced across an axle15
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))15
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))15
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))15
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))13
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))12
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))12
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))11
Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))11

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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