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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TAROs year 1989

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mot history
Pass percent:47.92%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TARO year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:48 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Windscreen wiper blade insecure4
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|3
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Rear brake binding2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Rear Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.3.A.2|2
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|2
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Offside Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.1.9|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Centre Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Nearside Rear reflector excessively deteriorated so that its function is impaired |1.5.1c|1
Nearside Front Steering system lock to lock check exposes a seriously damaged brake pipe |2.2.D.2b|1
Offside Front Steering system lock to lock check exposes a seriously damaged brake pipe |2.2.D.2b|1
Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Leaf spring has a deteriorated anchor pin rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Outer Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion |6.1.C.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear brake application uneven1

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.

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