MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN TYPEs year 1987

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Pass percent:36.36%

(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN TYPE year 1987 passes without issue)

Based on:22 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	4
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour \|1.7.6\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded arch \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Brake pedal fouling on other parts of the vehicle \|3.3.A.4\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	4
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	3
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	2
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Registration plate issues	2
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour \|1.7.6\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner arch \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded arch \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Outer Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Brake pedal fouling on other parts of the vehicle \|3.3.A.4\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN TYPEs year 1987

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