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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN LIGHTs year 1983

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mot history
Pass percent:28.57%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN LIGHT year 1983 passes without issue)
Based on:14 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues5
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|2
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
An item not tested |Manual|2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|2
Offside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a|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
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5|1
Brake pedal has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot |3.3.A.1d|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing |8.2.2|1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outrigger (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play steering rack arm (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has a loose flange bolt |2.4.G.4c|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Rear fog lamp switch insecure |1.3.1a|1
Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Front Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel stud|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|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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