MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VWs year 1982

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Pass percent:9.09%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN VW year 1982 passes without issue)

Based on:11 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam \|1.7.4a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam \|1.7.4a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking from flexi to T union \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	2
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam \|1.7.4a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam \|1.7.4a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking from flexi to T union \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN VWs year 1982

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