MOT History from tests of diesel VW GOLFs year 2001

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Pass percent:57.40%

(The average a diesel VW GOLF year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:301,681 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c))	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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
Registration plate lamp issues	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1
Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c))	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel VW GOLFs year 2001

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