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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTERs year 1956

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mot history
Pass percent:78.95%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER year 1956 passes without issue)
Based on:114 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|7
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort4
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|2
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber casing damaged externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1
Centre Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Centre Front Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Offside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1|1
Offside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c|1
Brake pedal pad not secure to the pedal |3.3.A.1c|1
Inner Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Outer Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g|1
Centre Stop lamp insecure |1.2.1a|1
Centre Stop lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.2.1a|1
Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b|1
Offside Front Upper Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Parking brake lever is impeded in its travel |3.1.6c|1
Brake pedal fouling on other parts of the vehicle |3.3.A.4|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings front cross member |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Front Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Centre Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Front Steering retaining device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Inner Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a tie bar joint |2.5.A.1c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|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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