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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:84.79%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:99,361 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3761
Headlamp aim out of alignment2287
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1721
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1591
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1026
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))422
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))336
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))250
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))239
Registration plate issues204
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))202
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened191
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))175
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))163
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened161
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))160
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))159
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))151
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))151
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))143
Windscreen washer not working 102
Brakes imbalanced across an axle102
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))94
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))88
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))77
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))76
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))74
Horn not working (7.7 (a))71
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))69
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))68
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))67
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))65
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault64
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))63
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))59
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))58
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))53
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))52
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))51
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))51
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))50
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))50
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))49
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))47

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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