MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREGs year 2003

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Pass percent:74.46%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:5,994 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	278
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	192
Registration plate lamp issues	147
Registration plate issues	118
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	105
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	81
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	65
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	61
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	55
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	29
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	28
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	24
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	23
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	17
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Windscreen has damage	14
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Rear brake binding	13
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	13
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	12
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	12
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	11
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	11
Rear Anti-roll bar fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	10
Brake pipe excessively corroded	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	8
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	8
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	8
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	7
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	7
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	6
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	5
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Service brake juddering severely \|3.7.C.2\|	5
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	5
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	5
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	5
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	5

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 diesel VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREGs year 2003

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