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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VWs year 1968

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mot history
Pass percent:62.79%
(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN VW year 1968 passes without issue)
Based on:43 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Brake drum contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Offside Rear Brake drum contaminated (1.1.14 (b))1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|1
Steering locking device insecure |2.2.C.1g|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Front Outer Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill panel (1.1.21 (e) (i))1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Front Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|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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