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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTERs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:73.88%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:133,527 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7372
Registration plate lamp issues6409
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4203
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1410
Windscreen washer not working 1205
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1162
Registration plate issues1064
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))825
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault756
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|517
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|441
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))435
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))435
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))425
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))418
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))409
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))408
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))391
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))376
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))365
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))353
Windscreen has damage318
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))309
Brakes imbalanced across an axle306
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))304
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))291
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak288
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak265
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||261
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))248
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))240
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened238
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))234
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||225
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))221
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))211
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))199
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|199
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))191
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))190
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))188
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))188
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|174
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))172
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))172
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))167
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|164
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))157
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))156
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))151
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))149
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||148
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))147
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))143
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|141
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))140
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))139
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))137
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))133
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak124
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))119
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))118
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|116
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))115
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))112
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))109
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak107
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|106
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))105

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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