MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN K70s year 1971

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Pass percent:71.43%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN K70 year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:28 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Air suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded jacking point \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Coil spring not correctly located \|2.4.C.2\|	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	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.

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Air suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded jacking point \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Steering system excessively tight \|2.2.D.1\|	1
Steering column universal joint has excessive play \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Coil spring not correctly located \|2.4.C.2\|	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN K70s year 1971

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