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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TRANSORTERs year 1981

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mot history
Pass percent:42.86%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TRANSORTER year 1981 passes without issue)
Based on:21 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1|1
Horn is a gong |1.6.2c|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion sill |6.1.C.1|1
Driver`s view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner wing under wheel arch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill at rear |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer chassie rail corroded at front and rear |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill end capping corroded under wheel arch |5.3.6 |a| |i||1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|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
Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2c|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4b|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|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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