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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs year 2021

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mot history
Pass percent:93.98%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN GOLF year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:22,030 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment251
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively231
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak94
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak91
Registration plate issues70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))65
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))65
Windscreen washer not working 63
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))30
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak29
Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b))18
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))18
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))17
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))12
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak11
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))7
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))6
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))6
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))5
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))5
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))5
Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5
Horn not working (7.7 (a))5
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))5
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both (5.3.2 (b))4
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))4
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Registration plate lamp issues4
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))4

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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