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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:79.75%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN JETTA year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:1,032 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))23
Headlamp aim out of alignment23
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))13
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively13
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))11
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))6
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))4
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Registration plate issues3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Windscreen washer not working 3
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|3
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a))2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))2
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))2
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 2.60 (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both front (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement console bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner and outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn REAR BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working side repeater (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Trailer electrical socket damaged so that lead cannot be securely connected |1.9.3b|1
Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut from edge greater than 2mm (7.1.2 (b))1
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|1
Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii))1
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|1
Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working tailgate (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rearward |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rearward |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Coil spring fractured or broken both (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Emissions not tested timing chain noisey (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Windscreen has damage1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |4.5.3 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Split (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Emissions not tested co too high hc,s too high lambda too high (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Front Windscreen has a combination of minor damage areas which restrict the drivers view |8.3.1c|1
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Nearside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
coil spring broken resting on drop link |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e||1
Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction Air freshener. |3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush. |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a||1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Rear brake binding1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone arm, rear most bush worn. (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1

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