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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:80.18%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:134,249 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3703
Headlamp aim out of alignment2866
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))780
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak736
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))726
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))702
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak671
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))585
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))555
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault537
Windscreen washer not working 502
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))494
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))490
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))487
Registration plate issues467
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))338
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))337
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))316
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened301
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))300
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))299
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))296
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))296
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))287
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))285
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))257
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))236
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))225
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))224
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))216
Brakes imbalanced across an axle207
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))206
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))205
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))192
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||186
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a))183
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))180
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))176
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))175
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened175
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))174
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))164
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))159
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))159
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))153
Registration plate lamp issues151
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||147
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))141
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))138
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))131
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))127
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|126
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|123
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))121
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))120
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))117
Windscreen has damage109
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))109
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))108
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))107
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))101
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))99
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))99
Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))92
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))91
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))83
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))81

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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