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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Light utility

1 vehicles · 15 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Volkswagen Light utility vehicles and 15 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Light utility has an overall 67% pass rate.

1
Vehicles
15
MOT tests
481
Avg miles / year
3.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Light utility problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Light utility MOT tests:

  • Other87%
  • Steering15%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Brakes2%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Volkswagen Light utility MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (2 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Body has slight displacement of the body relative to the chassis (6.1.B.1a) (2 times)
  3. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  4. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (2 times)
  5. Oil leak (2 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (2 times)
  7. corrosion to underside of vehicle (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  9. Offside Front Tie bar/rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering (2.5.A.3a) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing (2.5.A.1b) (1 times)
  13. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  14. oil leak (1 times)
  15. Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)

Volkswagen Light utility pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1964 1 15 67% —

Volkswagen Light utility reliability FAQ

Across 1 Volkswagen Light utility vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 3.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Light utility MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b); Nearside Rear Body has slight displacement of the body relative to the chassis (6.1.B.1a); Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2).

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