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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:67.02%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:36,983 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1935
Registration plate lamp issues1820
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1509
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))920
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))628
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))507
Brakes imbalanced across an axle477
Windscreen washer not working 472
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))411
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))398
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))395
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))384
Rear brake binding289
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))270
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))242
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))241
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak216
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))215
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak206
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak201
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))201
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak191
Registration plate issues177
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))172
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||148
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))143
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))140
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))139
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))136
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))132
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))131
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|129
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))126
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened123
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))122
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|116
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||115
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|109
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))108
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||106
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))100
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))99
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||84
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))84
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||83
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))82
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))76
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||76
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||75
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|72
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement70
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))69
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))68
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||67
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))66
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))65
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))60
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))60
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))60
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|60
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|59
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|58
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))58
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))57
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))57
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))56
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))55
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))55
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))52
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|51
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))51
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||48
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))48
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))47
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))46
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))45
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))44
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))42
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))42
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|41
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))40
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))40
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))40
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))40
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|39
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||39
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))38
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))37
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))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.

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