MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 1999

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Pass percent:51.49%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:24,892 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3981
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2627
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2170
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1848
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	752
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	739
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	701
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	688
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	681
Registration plate issues	656
Rear brake binding	611
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	543
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	534
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	523
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	434
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	399
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	369
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	349
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	326
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	321
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	308
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	299
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	280
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	277
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	264
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	259
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	256
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	217
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	207
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	207
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	204
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	203
Rear brake application uneven	197
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	193
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	191
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	190
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	180
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	174
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	166
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	154
Windscreen has damage	148
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	137
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	137
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	134
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	134
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	131
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	127
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	125
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	102
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	100
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	92
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	91
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	90
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	86
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	83
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	80
Front brake application uneven	77
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	76
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	75
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	75
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	74
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	73
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	72
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	71
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	71
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	67
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	64
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	64
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	61
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	60
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	57
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	55
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	54
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	54
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	52
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	51
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	49
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	48
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	48
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	47
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	47
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	47
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	46
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	46
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	44
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	44
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	43
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	42
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	41
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	39
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	38
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	37
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	37
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37

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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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 1999

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