MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1974

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Pass percent:55.00%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLE year 1974 passes without issue)

Based on:20 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Rear Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.3\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Steering locking device missing \|2.2.C.1g\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering \|6.1.A.1\|	1
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Offside Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Brake back plate\|s\| securing device excessively deteriorated \|3.5.1j\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.2.C.1h\|	1
Rear Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. \|6.2.3\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGON BEETLEs year 1974

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