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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:77.75%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:202,932 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6342
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4246
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault2400
Registration plate lamp issues2139
Registration plate issues1632
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1215
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))835
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))806
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))792
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))726
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))690
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))685
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))635
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))608
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|604
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))593
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak588
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|581
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened578
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak502
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))464
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))423
Windscreen has damage419
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))415
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))387
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))386
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|372
Brakes imbalanced across an axle344
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))343
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened342
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))334
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))334
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))331
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))324
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|313
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|298
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|296
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))287
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))283
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||276
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|268
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|264
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))260
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))257
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))251
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))250
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))250
Windscreen washer not working 241
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||236
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|235
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))233
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))231
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))229
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||220
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|217
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|213
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||212
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||208
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))202
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))202
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak197
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))196
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|192
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|191
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|184
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|182
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))180
Front brake excessively fluctuating176
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))175
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||175
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))172
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|170
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak170
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|170
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|164
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))162
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))160
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|155
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))155
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))152
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|146
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|141
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2|140

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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