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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 1996

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mot history
Pass percent:62.50%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:56 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Horn not working (7.7 (a))3
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outer sill holed |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Track rod 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
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture to calliper (1.1.11 (a))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e))1
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak CAT which will also require a new temp sensor, and centre exhaust silencer (8.2.1.1 (b))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))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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