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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 1989

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mot history
Pass percent:35.00%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:20 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements |7.7 |c||1
Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c||1
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced N/s/ Under Sill |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced O/s And N/s Front Floor Holed |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced O/s And N/s Front Floor |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced O/s Outer Sill |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength N/s Rear Under Sill At Axle Mount |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Wheel bearing has excessive play O/s And N/s Rear |5.1.3 |a| |i||1
Brake slack adjuster obviously defective O/s And N/s |1.1.18 |b||1
Exhaust silencer insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i||1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear brake binding1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Brake back plate|s| securing device excessively deteriorated |3.5.1j|1
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|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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