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MOT History from tests of petrol VW TRIKEs year 1971

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mot history
Pass percent:72.78%
(The average a petrol VW TRIKE year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:158 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|3
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2|3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|2
Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|2
Front suspension retaining device ineffective |2.5.A.4|1
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Centre Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Steering headbearing has excessive free play |9.2.4|1
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking caliper |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Offside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Front Front suspension has a loose unit in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.3b|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| missing |1.1.A.3a|1
Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Front Steering locking device missing Wheel spindle (2.1.3 (d))1
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))1
Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))1
Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Wheel stud hole elongated |4.2.A.1d|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Towbar component fractured |6.6.1|1
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Offside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Centre front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c|1
Nearside Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Parking brake efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Indicator tell tale missing |1.4.A.2a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|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.

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