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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Beach buggy

307 vehicles · 2,621 completed MOT tests analysed
79%
MOT pass rate

Based on 307 Volkswagen Beach buggy vehicles and 2,621 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Beach buggy has an overall 79% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 43,861 miles.

307
Vehicles
2,621
MOT tests
852
Avg miles / year
1.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Beach buggy problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Beach buggy MOT tests:

  • Other85%
  • Brakes8%
  • Steering8%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Visibility1%

Volkswagen Beach buggy pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
13100%
22100%
3475%
43100%
51100%
62100%
73100%
85100%
93100%
104100%
11475%
12580%
13786%
14875%
15367%
167100%
171173%
181275%
191662%
20475%

Fuel types: Petrol (307)

Most common Volkswagen Beach buggy MOT faults

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

  1. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (62 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (52 times)
  3. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (52 times)
  4. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (38 times)
  5. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (37 times)
  6. Oil leak (36 times)
  7. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (31 times)
  8. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (30 times)
  9. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (30 times)
  10. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (29 times)
  11. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (28 times)
  12. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (26 times)
  13. Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (25 times)
  14. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (24 times)
  15. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (24 times)

Volkswagen Beach buggy pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2013 1 2 100% 2,259
2012 1 2 100% 65,060
2008 1 3 100% 25,493
2006 1 15 100% 87,527
2005 1 5 100% 42,892
2003 2 12 92% 14,684
1998 2 22 86% 91,065
1997 1 7 100% 85,139
1996 1 11 55% 25,775
1995 1 4 75% 32,304
1994 3 39 72% 51,138
1991 1 8 62% —
1990 1 1 100% 5,058
1989 2 6 100% 23,999
1987 3 8 50% 55,126
1985 3 42 69% 37,929
1984 6 47 60% 58,915
1983 1 15 80% —
1982 2 16 94% 37,936
1981 1 4 50% 27,124
1980 1 1 100% 62,636
1979 5 42 81% 45,609
1978 5 37 86% 46,671
1976 1 3 67% 719
1975 3 29 66% 76,955
1974 6 46 72% 56,499
1973 11 94 78% 31,312
1972 29 246 82% 42,449
1971 46 435 77% 49,008
1970 29 244 85% 36,659
1969 13 122 79% 43,004
1968 19 177 82% 40,507
1967 17 124 85% 29,238
1966 13 122 80% 41,387
1965 16 132 72% 38,191
1964 6 54 87% 24,242
1963 11 93 77% 38,839
1962 8 76 76% 38,795
1961 7 81 84% 42,811
1960 7 72 81% 61,625
1959 5 17 76% 44,896
1958 3 31 74% 39,525
1957 3 14 64% 222,765
1956 2 16 75% 37,547
1955 3 14 71% 32,694
1954 3 30 97% 34,331

Volkswagen Beach buggy reliability FAQ

Across 307 Volkswagen Beach buggy vehicles in our MOT data, 79% pass the MOT (a 21% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Beach buggy MOT issues are: Exhaust noisy (7.1.4); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b).

The typical Volkswagen Beach buggy in our data has covered around 43,861 miles.

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