MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANs year 1966

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Pass percent:71.21%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMAN year 1966 passes without issue)

Based on:66 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Front Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Steering linkage repaired by welding \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Body mounting fixings missing such that stability is seriously impaired (6.2.2 (c) (ii))	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Front Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Steering linkage repaired by welding \|2.2.C.1e\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| loose \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear Body mounting fixings missing such that stability is seriously impaired (6.2.2 (c) (ii))	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel tank leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Steering system fouling \|2.2.D.2a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANs year 1966

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