>

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN UNKNOWNs year 1987

Review the list of common VOLKSWAGEN UNKNOWN failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your VOLKSWAGEN then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:72.22%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN UNKNOWN year 1987 passes without issue)
Based on:18 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i))2
Windscreen washer not working 2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Steering rack gaiter split BOTH |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b|1
Nearside Front suspension has a loose unit in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.3b|1
Offside Front suspension has a loose unit in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.3b|1
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Inner Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))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
Central Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Steering arm deformed steering arm fouling floor (2.1.3 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Lower Floor excessively deteriorated (6.2.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced jacking point rusted and holed (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Emissions not tested unable to satisfy h c residue required (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. LHD (6.2.5 (b) (i))1
Steering box has excessive movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.1.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Axle king pin is loose in the axle beam (5.1.2 (d) (i))1
Central Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Central Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced cross member (6.1.1 (c) (i))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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy