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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANs year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:61.67%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMAN year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:60 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment10
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)2
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Headlamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.4c|1
Offside Headlamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.4c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Upper Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired Mounting point |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired Mounting point |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Rear Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1|1
Steering system excessively rough steering column misaligned |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Steering locking device insecure drag link lock nut innefective |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Body or chassis is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear (3.5.1f)1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)1
Headlamp switch faulty (1.7.1)1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Rear brake binding1
Battery insecure (1.9.1)1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a)1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)1
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
Rear Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)1
Fuel tank leaking (7.2.3)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Rear Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Rear Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)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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