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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs year 2007

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mot history
Pass percent:71.47%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:348,520 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment15111
Registration plate lamp issues8081
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8017
Registration plate issues2632
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2620
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|2193
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1988
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1788
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1738
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1734
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1654
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1610
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1529
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|1462
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))1389
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1380
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1341
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1299
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1265
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1240
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1214
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1184
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1164
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1137
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1126
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1084
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1059
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1053
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|914
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|907
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))894
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))886
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|875
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))870
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))846
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))840
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|836
Windscreen has damage835
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|820
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||755
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))752
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|752
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))738
Windscreen washer not working 729
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|716
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|707
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault682
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))681
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))677
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||668
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|653
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|651
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|637
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||635
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))613
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak597
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak588
Rear brake binding576
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|572
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))571
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|565
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|532
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|526
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))518
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||514
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|504
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))485
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))484
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))475
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))474
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|473
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||465
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))463
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|461
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|455
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))455
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|448
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||448
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))444
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))432
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))431
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))430
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||428
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened425
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))424
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))415
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||401
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))399
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|399
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak393
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|380
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|376
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|372
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||371
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|364
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|360
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))350
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|343
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|341
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))340
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||334
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|333
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|332
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))321
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))321
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))314
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|311
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))310
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak305
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))304

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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