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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANNs year 1959

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mot history
Pass percent:75.00%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:60 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
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 Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tailbox |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering link pin |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| obscured more than 50% |1.1.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Electrical wiring insecure |1.9.2a|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Sub-frame inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Steering column flexible coupling insecure |2.1.5|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the chassis |2.4.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Brake hose inappropriately repaired |3.6.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose inappropriately repaired |3.6.A.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|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.

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