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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN PANELs year 1973

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Pass percent:11.76%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN PANEL year 1973 passes without issue)
Based on:17 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Rear brake binding2
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded excesive under body carrosion in prescribed areas and on componants |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Towbar retaining device missing |6.6.3a|1
Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheelarch/inner wing excessive corrosion |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheelarch/inner wing excessive corrosion |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Body component corroded and likely to cause injury wheelarch |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Body component corroded and likely to cause injury sliding door |6.2.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened at top shock mount point |5.3.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached at top mounting |5.3.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Offside 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
Offside Front An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Axle beam distorted |2.5.A.5b|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Axle beam cracked |2.5.A.5a|1
Offside Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings engine mounting |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded cross beam/section |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded cross beam/ section |2.4.A.3|1
Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device missing unable to check |7.2.4a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Body has a projection caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside brake drum insecure |3.5.1i|1
Nearside Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front passenger seat insecure |6.2.3|1
Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Inner Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|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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