MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TYPE2s year 1965

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Pass percent:54.55%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN TYPE2 year 1965 passes without issue)

Based on:55 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Front brake application uneven	4
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Rear brake application uneven	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	2
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	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 Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Inner Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Outer Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear brake excessively fluctuating	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside rear parking \|secondary\| brake grabbing severely \|3.7.B.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort handbrake \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Intermediate drop arm insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Rear passenger door catch deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed \|6.2.B.2\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Horn control missing \|1.6.1\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Tie bar/rod fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	10
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	4
Front brake application uneven	4
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Rear brake application uneven	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	3
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	2
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm \|2.2.B.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	2
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Hazard warning lamps inoperative \|1.4.B.1b\|	1
Windscreen washer control missing \|8.2.1a\|	1
Brake hose damaged	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps \|1.7.4b\|	1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	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 Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Inner Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.6a\|	1
Nearside Rear front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel cylinder leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Outer Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear brake excessively fluctuating	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber insecure \|2.7.2b\|	1
Offside rear parking \|secondary\| brake grabbing severely \|3.7.B.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort handbrake \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Intermediate drop arm insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside front brake grabbing severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	1
Rear passenger door catch deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed \|6.2.B.2\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded crossmember \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Horn control missing \|1.6.1\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Tie bar/rod fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.2.1d\|	1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN TYPE2s year 1965

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