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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:74.14%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:326,635 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment13880
Registration plate lamp issues13513
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively13173
Windscreen washer not working 3905
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2886
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2450
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2444
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2346
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2325
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2256
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2252
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1943
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1840
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1811
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1746
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1611
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1479
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1433
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1279
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1080
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1079
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1068
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1038
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1019
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|999
Registration plate issues986
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))964
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|955
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))938
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))917
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))883
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))736
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))714
Rear brake binding685
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))685
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||618
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened611
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))598
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))587
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||584
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))554
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))523
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))517
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))517
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|515
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|510
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))495
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))479
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))459
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))453
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))431
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|413
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||399
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))396
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||382
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))376
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))363
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||361
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened359
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))357
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))333
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))331
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||330
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))328
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))303
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))294
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|292
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))285
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|284
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|279
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))274
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|260
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))260
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))259

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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