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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VARIANTs year 1970

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mot history
Pass percent:72.88%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN VARIANT year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:59 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Rear An item not tested |Manual|1
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Nearside 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 Outer 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 Inner 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 wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Braking system leaking MASTER CYLINDER |3.6.A.1|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Inner Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
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 Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber mounting bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Rear wheel cylinder leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Front brake application uneven1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|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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