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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Beetle based

1 vehicles · 7 completed MOT tests analysed
57%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen Beetle based vehicles and 7 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Beetle based has an overall 57% pass rate.

1
Vehicles
7
MOT tests
126
Avg miles / year
1.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Beetle based problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Beetle based MOT tests:

  • Other80%
  • Steering20%
  • Brakes10%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen Beetle based MOT faults

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

  1. slight play offside wheel bearing (2 times)
  2. Battery insecure (1.9.1) (1 times)
  3. Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1) (1 times)
  4. Nearside Front Steering retaining device missing (2.2.C.1g) (1 times)
  5. Offside Front Steering retaining device missing (2.2.C.1g) (1 times)
  6. Offside Inner Front Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g) (1 times)
  7. Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g) (1 times)
  8. Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2) (1 times)
  9. Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2) (1 times)

Volkswagen Beetle based pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1972 1 7 57% —

Volkswagen Beetle based reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen Beetle based vehicles in our MOT data, 57% pass the MOT (a 43% failure rate), with about 1.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Beetle based MOT issues are: slight play offside wheel bearing; Battery insecure (1.9.1); Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1).

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