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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 2016

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mot history
Pass percent:84.56%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 2016 passes without issue)
Based on:308,204 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively10111
Headlamp aim out of alignment6436
Windscreen washer not working 3296
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1859
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1834
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1668
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1530
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1460
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1443
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1292
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1082
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))889
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))846
Registration plate issues809
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))752
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))713
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))708
Registration plate lamp issues706
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened564
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))529
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))517
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))502
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))420
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))418
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))397
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))372
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened371
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))367
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))362
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))355
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))354
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))345
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))345
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))335
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))334
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))330
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))318
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))312
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak307
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))297
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))270
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))269
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))266
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))260
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))252
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))250
Horn not working (7.7 (a))244
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak243
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak241
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))240
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))225
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))224
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak222
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))221
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))214
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))211
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))206
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))205
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))200
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))180
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))179
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))162
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))157
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))154
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||145
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))145

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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