MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN Ts year 1971

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Pass percent:36.00%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN T year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:25 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Floor \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	1
Nearside Rear engine mounting bracket insecure and likely to fail \|6.1.D.1b\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases under clamp broken \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner wing \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play steering idler \|2.2.B.1g\|	1

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Wheel arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Floor \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust engine idle speed too high \|7.3.A.2a\|	1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.4.G.4e\|	1
Nearside Rear engine mounting bracket insecure and likely to fail \|6.1.D.1b\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.D.4\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases under clamp broken \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner wing \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Steering pivot point has excessive play steering idler \|2.2.B.1g\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN Ts year 1971

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