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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN PHAETONs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:80.25%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:2,132 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues76
Headlamp aim out of alignment56
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))21
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|21
Registration plate issues14
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|9
Windscreen has damage8
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))8
Windscreen washer not working 8
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort8
Rear brake binding7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|6
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|5
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault4
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))4
Offside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c|4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b))3
Offside Rear Direction indicator with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))3
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|2
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Front brake excessively fluctuating2
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||2
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c|2
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|2
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))2

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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