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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TYPEs year 2008

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Pass percent:63.08%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TYPE year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:65 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Windscreen washer not working 3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) (2.3 (a) (i))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Driver`s seat with a defective structure corroded aria |6.2.5 |a| |i||1
Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced o/s n/s |6.1.1 |c| |i||1
Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Steering box insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area has a deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength |2.2.C.1h|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a|1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side very low reading |1.4.1 |a||1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side very low reading |1.4.1 |a||1
Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly |1.1.6 |a||1
Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel to the extent that safe steering is affected |steering box fitted| |2.3 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced |7.1.1 |a| |i||1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement |3.3.A.5|1
Centre Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a|1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|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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