MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VARIENTs year 1971

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Pass percent:64.10%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN VARIENT year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:39 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp missing \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced \|7.1.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop \|2.4.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Front brake caliper securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Front brake caliper securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel hose excessively chafed \|7.2.2\|	1
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Centre Front Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	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.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp missing \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| missing \|1.1.A.3a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension upper ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced \|7.1.1 \|a\| \|i\|\|	1
Nearside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop \|2.4.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Front brake caliper securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Front brake caliper securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Steering column flexible coupling is excessively deteriorated \|2.1.5\|	1
Nearside Track rod end loose \|2.2.B.1d\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Fuel hose excessively chafed \|7.2.2\|	1
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Centre Front Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VARIENTs year 1971

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