The MoT Files: Bottom 10 1980s cars
We've extrapolated from the MoT database the bottom 10 for cars registered during the 1980s - those with the worst MoT record. Would you believe that there's three Volkswagens in there? Of course, there's more to any story than mere numbers.
We've only included cars that have more than 1000 examples tested in a single year to keep the statistics meaningful, but from that we can ascertain how the mainstream classic cars are fairing in terms of keeping them on the road and legal. So there will be others that do worse than these - but they are thinner in numbers.
But we guarantee you'll be surprised at some of the classics in this list.
Volkswagen Golf 50% pass rate
What really strikes us about these numbers is not so much the poor pass rate, but the sheer number of Mk1s and - primarily - Mk2 Golfs still in use. Consider with almost 10,000 cars tested in 2013, that's a third more than Escorts. Amazing survival rate considering their relative sales in the UK. Wonder how many of those Golfs failed for inappropriately lowered suspension?
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