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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PANELs year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:33.33%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PANEL year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:27 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Brake pipe excessively corroded4
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4|1
Nearside Parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.D.3a|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working both sides |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill and piller |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill and piller |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting chassis |6.6.6|1
Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting x member |6.6.6|1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wheel arch |2.4.A.3|1
Headlamp insecure both front |1.7.3|1
Direction indicator insecure both front |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Front Body or chassis is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings crossmember |6.1.B.2|1
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users front bumper |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Offside Outer 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 Outer Front constant velocity joint is excessively worn |2.5.C.1b|1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3|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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