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:
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:40,526 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:159,238 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:64,284 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:58,771 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:7,689 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:10,335 times
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11,155 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:4,341 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Occurs:49,689 times
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure  Occurs:4,611 times
Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:4,998 times
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:12,106 times
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete  Occurs:45,624 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:4,048 times
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:12,420 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:18,401 times
Offside Rear coil spring fractured  Occurs:38,572 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:6,606 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint is insecure  Occurs:3,810 times
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) Occurs:4,655 times
Bonnet retaining device ineffective  Occurs:9,160 times
Offside Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment  Occurs:4,037 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:6,606 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:20,008 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:6,343 times
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