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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN T5s year 1998

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Pass percent:65.31%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN T5 year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:49 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Registration plate issues2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired N/S/R/R bearing excessive. (5.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced Bed o/s/f weld cracked. O/S chassis crack. O/S Bed cracked. (6.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced Crack on N/S through bed and chassis. (6.1.1 (a) (i))1
Vehicle structure strengthening plate or fastening so insecure that structural rigidity is seriously reduced Flat bed bolts loose and missing (6.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Torsion bar excessive play at an end fixing |2.4.E.2|1
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Lower Integral body structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering Under step to floor |6.1.1 |c| |ii||1
Offside Front Lower Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting Under step to floor |6.2.2 |d| |i||1
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Centre Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|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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