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MOT reliability

Volkswagen 120

7 vehicles · 33 completed MOT tests analysed
61%
MOT pass rate

Based on 7 Volkswagen 120 vehicles and 33 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen 120 has an overall 61% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 54,719 miles.

7
Vehicles
33
MOT tests
733
Avg miles / year
2.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen 120 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen 120 MOT tests:

  • Other94%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Brakes3%
  • Steering2%
  • Visibility1%

Fuel types: Petrol (7)

Most common Volkswagen 120 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen 120 MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (4 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (4 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (3 times)
  4. Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) (2 times)
  5. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2 times)
  6. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (2 times)
  7. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  8. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (2 times)
  9. front indicators pale (2 times)
  10. nearside front flexi brake hose slightly twisted (2 times)
  11. offside rear anti roll bar link close to exhaust (2 times)
  12. petrol smell from under bonnet (2 times)
  13. slight inbalance of noisy rear brakes (2 times)
  14. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  15. Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h) (1 times)

Volkswagen 120 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1971 2 10 50% 64,709
1970 1 5 80% 17,555
1969 1 4 50% 79,609
1968 1 3 33% 48,822
1963 2 11 73% 53,816

Volkswagen 120 reliability FAQ

Across 7 Volkswagen 120 vehicles in our MOT data, 61% pass the MOT (a 39% failure rate), with about 2.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen 120 MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3).

The typical Volkswagen 120 in our data has covered around 54,719 miles.

Compare the Volkswagen 120

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