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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 2001

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mot history
Pass percent:33.33%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 2001 passes without issue)
Based on:33 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure to lower suspension arm when suspension hanging |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure to lower suspension arm when wheight on suspension |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|1
Centre Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Centre Front Lower Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering fulcrum pin |2.5.A.3a|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.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 Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a|1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Steering pivot point has excessive play offside front lower trunion |2.2.B.1g|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp does not face the rear |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Brake pedal has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2|1
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d||1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (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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