MOT History from tests of petrol VW BEETLEs year 1973

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Pass percent:57.14%

(The average a petrol VW BEETLE year 1973 passes without issue)

Based on:28 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Centre Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Horn emits two or more alternating tones \|1.6.2d\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	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
Headlamp aim out of alignment	9
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	4
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Indicator switch insecure \|1.4.A.1\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Centre Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken \|3.1.5\|	1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is severely distorted \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Front Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Offside Front Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	1
Horn emits two or more alternating tones \|1.6.2d\|	1
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VW BEETLEs year 1973

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