MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN SHARANs year 2001

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Pass percent:52.27%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:11,960 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	988
Headlamp aim out of alignment	864
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	759
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	392
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	354
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	321
Registration plate lamp issues	272
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	268
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	263
Registration plate issues	255
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	248
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	246
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	246
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	244
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	232
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	224
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	221
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	214
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	210
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	195
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	177
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	175
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	144
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	135
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	110
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	98
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	97
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	96
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	95
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	92
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	87
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	69
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	69
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	66
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	59
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	58
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	57
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Rear brake binding	55
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	52
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	51
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	50
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	49
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	47
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	47
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	46
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	45
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	44
Windscreen has damage	43
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	42
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	40
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	40
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	38
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	37
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	34
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	33
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33
Front brake application uneven	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	32
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	32
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	31
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	30
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	29
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	24
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	24
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	23
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	23
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	23
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	23
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	22
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	22
Rear brake application uneven	22
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	21
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	21
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	21
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	20
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	19
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	18
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	18

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 petrol VOLKSWAGEN SHARANs year 2001

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