Volkswagen Beetle MOT Results
Registered in 201174.7% pass rate
from 600 tests in 2017
Pass rate by mileage
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Failure rates by item
Here you can drill down into the failure rates for each item on the test. We've also compared the rates to the average results for 2011 cars and highlighted areas where the Volkswagen Beetle is unusually good or bad.
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11% fail on
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- 3.5% fail on Registration plate lamp
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3.3% fail on
Headlamps
(88% worse than other 2011 cars)
- 3.3% fail on Headlamp (98% worse than other 2011 cars)
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0.17% fail on
Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest
- 0.17% fail on Main beam 'tell-tale'
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2.2% fail on
Direction indicators
(110% worse than other 2011 cars)
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2.2% fail on
Flashing type
(110% worse than other 2011 cars)
- 1.8% fail on Individual lamps (2 times worse than other 2011 cars)
- 0.17% fail on All direction indicators
- 0.17% fail on Side repeaters
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2.2% fail on
Flashing type
(110% worse than other 2011 cars)
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1.8% fail on
Position lamps
- 1.5% fail on Front lamps
- 0.33% fail on Rear lamps
- 1.8% fail on Headlamp aim
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0.67% fail on
Rear fog lamp
- 0.67% fail on Fog lamp
- 0.17% fail on Tell tale
- 0.50% fail on Stop lamp
- 0.17% fail on Battery
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0.17% fail on
Hazard warning
- 0.17% fail on Lamp
- 0.17% fail on Horn
- 0.17% fail on Headlamp aim not tested
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8.5% fail on
Driver's view of the road
(89% worse than other 2011 cars)
- 5.2% fail on Wipers (90% worse than other 2011 cars)
- 3.2% fail on Washers (110% worse than other 2011 cars)
- 0.33% fail on Mirrors
- 0.17% fail on Windscreen
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5.3% fail on
Tyres
- 3.5% fail on Tread depth
- 2.5% fail on Condition
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4.5% fail on
Brakes
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2.8% fail on
Hub components
- 2.7% fail on Brake pads
- 0.17% fail on Brake discs
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2.0% fail on
Brake performance
- 1.3% fail on Front wheels (2 times worse than other 2011 cars)
- 0.33% fail on Rear wheels
- 0.33% fail on Parking brake performance
- 0.17% fail on Brake imbalance
- 0.17% fail on Electronic stability system
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0.17% fail on
Parking brake
- 0.17% fail on Condition
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0.17% fail on
Service brake control components
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0.17% fail on
Pedal
- 0.17% fail on Condition
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0.17% fail on
Pedal
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2.8% fail on
Hub components
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3.0% fail on
Suspension
(46% better than other 2011 cars)
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2.3% fail on
Coil springs
- 2.3% fail on Condition
- 0.17% fail on Location
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0.33% fail on
Suspension arms
- 0.33% fail on Pins/bushes/ball joints
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0.17% fail on
Macpherson strut
- 0.17% fail on Condition
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0.17% fail on
Drive shafts
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0.17% fail on
Front drive shafts
- 0.17% fail on Constant velocity joints
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0.17% fail on
Front drive shafts
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2.3% fail on
Coil springs
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0.83% fail on
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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0.83% fail on
Supplementary restraint systems
(3 times worse than other 2011 cars)
- 0.83% fail on SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp (3 times worse than other 2011 cars)
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0.83% fail on
Supplementary restraint systems
(3 times worse than other 2011 cars)
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0.83% fail on
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
- 0.50% fail on Emissions
- 0.33% fail on Exhaust system
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0.17% fail on
Registration plates and VIN
- 0.17% fail on Registration plate