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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:67.89%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:109 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded8
Registration plate lamp issues6
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Registration plate issues2
Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam from main to dip cancel does not work. mains stays on. |1.7.4a|1
Headlamp switch faulty main beam selection stays on intermittently |1.7.1|1
Fuel system component insecure Fuel filler neck not attached |7.2.1|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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 Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Battery insecure at rear, secured with bungee cord. |1.9.1|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Electrical wiring insecure various and many. |1.9.2a|1
Parking brake lever is fouling adjacent parts of the vehicle |3.1.6b|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 Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare connector exposed Crocodile clips on both positive and negative terminals close to body. |1.9.2c|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Parking brake lever pawl spring does not push the pawl positively into the ratchet teeth |3.1.5|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare connector exposed front battery croc clips |1.9.2c|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative indicator works |1.4.B.1b|1
Centre Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Fuel hose leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))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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