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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLOs year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:85.68%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN POLO year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:180,776 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))5212
Headlamp aim out of alignment4358
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))3611
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2781
Windscreen washer not working 2302
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1995
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1420
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1088
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))745
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))463
Registration plate issues440
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))413
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))367
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak344
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))337
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak333
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))295
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))286
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))229
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))214
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))180
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))173
Brakes imbalanced across an axle164
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))141
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))136
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened131
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))128
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))127
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))120
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))118
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))111
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))111
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))109
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))108
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))103
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))102
Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))95
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))95
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))94
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))88
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))86
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))84
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))84
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))81
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))80
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))78

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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