MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1968

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Pass percent:41.38%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLE year 1968 passes without issue)

Based on:29 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	1
front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Front Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Upper 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
Offside Front 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 Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Front passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is fractured \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Centre Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	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
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	3
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	3
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front brake application uneven	2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	2
Registration plate lamp issues	2
Nearside Front Front passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	1
front brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Front Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	1
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Upper 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
Offside Front 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 Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle \|2.2.D.2a\|	1
Nearside Front Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|3.3.A.2\|	1
Front passenger door does not latch securely closed \|6.2.B.1a\|	1
Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure \|5.2.1a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is fractured \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Centre Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1968

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