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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs year 2021

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mot history
Pass percent:91.57%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:1,080 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment36
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Registration plate issues3
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))3
Windscreen washer not working 2
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Outer Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. locking flag still indicating not secure in up right position (6.2.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b))1
Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii))1
Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear arm, rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Central Rear Seat belt pretensioner deployed (7.1.4 (a))1
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated not releasing (1.1.6 (d))1
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii))1
Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Bonnet primary retaining device excessively deteriorated bonnet dont open (3.1 (c))1
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))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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