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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN T3s year 1971

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Pass percent:50.00%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN T3 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:26 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|1
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint |2.4.G.4b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Centre Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Outer Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Front brake application uneven1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Axle beam cracked |2.5.A.5a|1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber - all missing when fitted as standard |2.7.1a|1
Offside Front Shock absorber - all missing when fitted as standard |2.7.1a|1
Nearside Front Axle beam modified and seriously weakened |2.4.A.2|1
Offside Front Axle beam modified and seriously weakened |2.4.A.2|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Offside Front Steering lock stop insecurely locked |2.2.D.2c|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|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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