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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:42.86%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:14 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Centre Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
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 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
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Nearside Rear Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Clips missing on both sides CV gaiters |2.4.G.4e|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Parking brake lever is fouling adjacent parts of the vehicle Fouling oil cooler pipes |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam both (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))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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