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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLKSWAGEN UNKNOWNs year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:81.72%
(The average a diesel VOLKSWAGEN UNKNOWN year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:952 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment35
Registration plate lamp issues21
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))10
Registration plate issues7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||6
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))5
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))4
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))4
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))3
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||2
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||2
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a|2
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii||2
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Central Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Excessively corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Nearside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side caliper arm siezed |1.4.1 |a||1
Offside Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a||1
Rear Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt webbing significantly weakened center (7.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt not functioning as intended center (7.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect full beam, bulb not fitted correctly (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Windscreen has damage1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))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 Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both front discs (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both rear discs pitted (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Road wheel more than one fixing missing 4 (5.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Nearside Rear brake disc modified and seriously weakened |3.5.1n|1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bushs (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam O/S . NEW BULB FITTED. |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance lens smashed |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps 1st side marker |4.2.2 |a||1
Nearside Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps 1st and last markers |4.2.2 |a||1
Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play Rack end |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play Rack end |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road Windscreen vey scrated |3.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Offside Front Shock absorbers insecurely attached |5.3.2 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Outline marker lamp not working Central. |4.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment |1.1.15 |f||1
Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment Parking brake. |1.1.15 |f||1
Nearside Front Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b||1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b||1
Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a||1
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i))1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working on body |4.2.1 |a||1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction satnav and phone holder (3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour side repeater (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))1
Offside Front Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Front Exhaust silencer likely to become detached exhaust flexi pipe broken |8.1.1 |b| |ii||1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged |7.1.2 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Rear Seat belt buckle missing both (7.1.2 (d))1
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen pipe split (3.5 (a))1
Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Front Service brake lagging in operation brake pedal travel excessive does not hold pressure. (1.2.1 (d))1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|1
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a||1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Central Exhaust system not adequately supported mount split causing exhaust to drop |7.1.1|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))1

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