MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KOMBIs year 1961

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Pass percent:80.49%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN KOMBI year 1961 passes without issue)

Based on:82 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	2
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp missing \|1.2.1a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp missing \|1.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
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 Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp comes on when brakes operated \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin retaining device missing \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Offside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Offside Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Centre Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint insecure in a suspension arm \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	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
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	3
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	2
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Brake pipe inadequately clipped \|3.6.B.1\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	1
Steering box insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp missing \|1.2.1a\|	1
Offside Stop lamp missing \|1.2.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts \|3.6.B.2a\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
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 Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way \|3.7.C.2\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp comes on when brakes operated \|1.4.A.2h\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin retaining device missing \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.6.C.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing \|7.2.4c\|	1
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Offside Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Steering column top mounting bracket insecure \|2.1.2d\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device insecure \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Steering component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Offside Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.1.9\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Centre Front Lower Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|3.1.9\|	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint insecure in a suspension arm \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN KOMBIs year 1961

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