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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MINIs year 1971

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Pass percent:22.73%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MINI year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:22 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment8
Registration plate lamp issues5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|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 Both |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Rear Inner Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor/sill panels |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front 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 Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.4|1
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Battery insecure Both |1.9.1|1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt All four front ball joint covers |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.A.2a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Front Anti-roll bar inappropriately repaired |2.4.A.2|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
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
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1|1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|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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