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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN LTs year 1997

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Pass percent:61.29%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN LT year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:31 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Registration plate issues2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|2
Nearside Rear Loading door cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Rear Loading door cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Nearside Front passenger door pillar deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed |6.2.B.2|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Nearside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Front Access panel cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Power steering pump leaking from a failed component |2.3.3b|1
Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1

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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