VOLKSWAGEN Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of VOLKSWAGEN vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 40,505,056 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:
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:24,298 times
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Occurs:7,282 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:11,546 times
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:8,988 times
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:6,076 times
Rear Brake load sensing valve seized  Occurs:3,194 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:12,128 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:63,186 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:8,078 times
Nearside Front position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:6,621 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:64,284 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:121,946 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:18,149 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:119,414 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:4,330 times
Direction indicators not working  Occurs:8,975 times
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:7,735 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:7,797 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:32,154 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:39,274 times
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:25,236 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:5,900 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:65,380 times
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine  Occurs:75,916 times
Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:5,754 times
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