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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:73.16%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN JETTA year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:37,055 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1758
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1002
Registration plate lamp issues634
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))276
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|249
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))222
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|221
Brakes imbalanced across an axle192
Registration plate issues187
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))182
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))180
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))177
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))173
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|173
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))170
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))166
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|165
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))158
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort157
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))142
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))137
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))125
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))124
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|122
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault106
Windscreen washer not working 103
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|102
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))102
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|98
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|97
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened97
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|95
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))94
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|93
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))91
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))89
Rear brake binding89
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))86
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|84
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||82
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||77
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))75
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|72
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))72
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))70
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))69
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|69
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))68
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))68
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|68
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||67
Windscreen has damage67
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||67
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|65
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|64
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||63
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak60
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|55
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|53
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||53
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|52
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))51
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||51
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))50
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|50
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened49
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))48
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))47
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))45
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))42
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))41
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|41
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))41
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||41
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|39
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|39
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||37
Front brake excessively fluctuating37
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|37
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||37
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|37
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||36
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))36
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||35
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|35
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||34
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))33
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))33
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|33
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))33
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||32
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||31
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|30
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|30

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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