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:
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:27,119 times
Offside Rear brake caliper leaking  Occurs:6,181 times
Offside Front Brake hose twisted  Occurs:4,048 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush ai Occurs:5,234 times
Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:3,537 times
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:10,610 times
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:20,918 times
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted  Occurs:4,084 times
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:8,449 times
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine b Occurs:6,122 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:49,669 times
Fuel tank leaking  Occurs:5,888 times
Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure  Occurs:29,517 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:28,601 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:7,735 times
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:20,010 times
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine  Occurs:16,048 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:50,257 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:12,885 times
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:4,224 times
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:15,117 times
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:8,926 times
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:3,537 times
Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:9,494 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:13,333 times
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