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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Bay bus

1 vehicles · 17 completed MOT tests analysed
53%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen Bay bus vehicles and 17 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Bay bus has an overall 53% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 90,211 miles.

1
Vehicles
17
MOT tests
233
Avg miles / year
2.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Bay bus problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Bay bus MOT tests:

  • Other95%
  • Emissions & nuisance21%
  • Brakes8%
  • Steering3%

Volkswagen Bay bus pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
2250%
4250%
6250%
7250%
8250%
9250%
101100%
11250%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen Bay bus MOT faults

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

  1. Centre Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (2 times)
  2. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (2 times)
  3. nearside front brake draging slightly (2 times)
  4. offside front brake draging (2 times)
  5. Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (2 times)
  6. Nearside Front tyre cracking on side wall (2 times)
  7. Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (2 times)
  8. Offside Rear tyre cracking on side wall (2 times)
  9. Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g) (1 times)
  10. Front Steering component cracked and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d) (1 times)
  11. Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
  12. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (1 times)
  13. Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) (1 times)

Volkswagen Bay bus pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2007 1 17 53% 90,211

Volkswagen Bay bus reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen Bay bus vehicles in our MOT data, 53% pass the MOT (a 47% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Bay bus MOT issues are: Centre Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d); Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d); nearside front brake draging slightly.

The typical Volkswagen Bay bus in our data has covered around 90,211 miles.

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