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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN NOVAs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:33.33%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN NOVA year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:18 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|2
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Speedometer clearly inoperative |6.7.2|1
Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Lower Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated |2.1.5|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute Both sides |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring insecure battery to starter motor |1.9.2a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened beam |2.4.G.1|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation |1.1.A.2|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right |1.6.B4|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the left |1.6.B4|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber missing |2.7.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber missing |2.7.1b|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Upper Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b|1
Steering column deformed and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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.

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