VOLKSWAGEN Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of VOLKSWAGEN vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 47,194,937 VOLKSWAGEN Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that VOLKSWAGENs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own VOLKSWAGEN's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:11,888 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:14,117 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits c Occurs:22,072 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:40,265 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:13,043 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:58,771 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:16,189 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:10,335 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:26,531 times
Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:5,192 times
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:13,607 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:49,470 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:17,472 times
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:7,051 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:41,118 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits a Occurs:7,924 times
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:4,417 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:27,057 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:11,157 times
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:10,083 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:6,389 times
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:6,883 times
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:3,667 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:6,769 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:6,498 times
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