MOT History from tests of petrol VW TRANSPORTERs year 1986

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Pass percent:53.62%

(The average a petrol VW TRANSPORTER year 1986 passes without issue)

Based on:14,915 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar synthetic mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front 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
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	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
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.6.B1\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar synthetic mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	1
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Front 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
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VW TRANSPORTERs year 1986

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