MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1964

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Pass percent:35.29%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLE year 1964 passes without issue)

Based on:17 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front brake application uneven	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
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Upper Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering \|2.5.A.3a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1964

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