MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TOURANs year 2003

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Pass percent:62.37%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:4,489 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	287
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	145
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	129
Registration plate lamp issues	123
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	92
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	66
Registration plate issues	61
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	51
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	44
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	44
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	41
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	35
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Rear brake binding	33
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	16
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	15
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	14
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	14
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	13
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	12
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	11
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	11
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	11
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	11
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	10
Front brake application uneven	10
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	9
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	9
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	9
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	9
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Rear brake application uneven	8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	8
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	8
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	7
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Windscreen has damage	7
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	7
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	7
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	7
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	6
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	6
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	6
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	6
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	6

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 petrol VOLKSWAGEN TOURANs year 2003

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