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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTORs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:60.92%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:87 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment12
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|4
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|4
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|3
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|2
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencers |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested due to exhaust holed |7.3.A.1|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner and outer |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner and outer |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front 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 on |1.4.B.1f|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt steering box end |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam |5.1.2 |d| |i||1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a|1
Rear Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a|1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a||1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced wheel arch (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Headlamp not working on main beam offside & nearside headlamps not switching to main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp front & rear indicators stop working when foot brake applied,probable fault with stop lamp (4.4.3 (b))1
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp interaction with indicator lamp (4.2.3 (c))1
Speedometer cannot be illuminated panel/instrument lights inoperative (7.8 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt excessively deteriorated & split (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive 4.9% (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))1
Offside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (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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