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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANNs year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:56.36%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:55 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen washer not working 3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|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
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Steering column flexible coupling has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a||1
Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a||1
Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii||1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b|1
Nearside Rear Brake valve leaking wheel cylinder (1.1.7 (d) (i))1
Steering box insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))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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