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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN NEWs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:59.62%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN NEW year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:52 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))2
Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface |4.8.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened |7.1.2 |b| |ii||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Exhaust system insecure exhaust clamp broken middle to rear (6.1.2 (a))1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust sleeve as marked (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn bottom (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (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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