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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Bay window camper van

1 vehicles · 19 completed MOT tests analysed
63%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen Bay window camper van vehicles and 19 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Bay window camper van has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 87,600 miles.

1
Vehicles
19
MOT tests
2,389
Avg miles / year
3.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Bay window camper van problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Bay window camper van MOT tests:

  • Other116%
  • Steering15%
  • Brakes8%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
  • Body & structure2%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen Bay window camper van MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Bay window camper van MOT tests:

  1. Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (4 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (3 times)
  3. Oil leak (3 times)
  4. Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing (2 times)
  5. Suspension joint nearside upper dust cover split/missing (2 times)
  6. Suspension joint offside lower dust cover split/missing (2 times)
  7. Suspension joint offside upper dust cover split/missing (2 times)
  8. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  9. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
  10. Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (2 times)
  11. Battery insecure (2 times)
  12. Front panel holed not within prescribed area (2 times)
  13. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  14. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  15. Nearside mirror cracked but not affecting view to rear (2 times)

Volkswagen Bay window camper van pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1972 1 19 63% 87,600

Volkswagen Bay window camper van reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen Bay window camper van vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 3.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Bay window camper van MOT issues are: Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Oil leak.

The typical Volkswagen Bay window camper van in our data has covered around 87,600 miles.

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