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MOT History from tests of petrol VW BEETLEs year 1970

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Pass percent:51.72%
(The average a petrol VW BEETLE year 1970 passes without issue)
Based on:29 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate issues6
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside 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
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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 Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Brake hose has insufficient room to move1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Windscreen wiper blade insecure1
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b|1
Front Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage |3.1.4a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.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.

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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