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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN LIGHTs year 1985

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mot history
Pass percent:31.58%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN LIGHT year 1985 passes without issue)
Based on:19 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))2
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft securing bolt loose (6.1.7 (a) (i))1
Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting wheel arch |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|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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