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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 1959

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mot history
Pass percent:57.14%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 1959 passes without issue)
Based on:49 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|8
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Registration plate lamp issues3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Brake hose damaged2
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move2
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|1
Offside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam |2.5.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Upper Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Nearside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired |5.2.6|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Front brake application uneven1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Front Lower Parking brake lever is fouling adjacent parts of the vehicle |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Rear Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Offside Rear Brake cable locking device missing |3.5.1l|1
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Torsion bar insecure at an end fixing |2.4.E.2|1
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm locating pin locking device missing |2.4.G.3b|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm locating pin locking device missing |2.4.G.3b|1
Registration plate issues1
Nearside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|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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