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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:42.11%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN JETTA year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:38 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|2
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Headlamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.4c|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Front Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Rear Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit attachment loose |2.4.F.1a|1
Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Steering rack damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned |4.1.D.1e|1
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c|1
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1

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.

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