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Volkswagen BORA - 2001

375.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen BORA, model year 2001. Sample size: 509 cars, 1,035 tests and 3,882 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 509 cars

The 2001 Volkswagen Bora has an overall defect rate of 375 defects per 100 vehicles, slightly higher than the yearly average of 369 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating it performs about 1.7% worse than the average car of the same year. Notably, the Bora shows a significant improvement in the equipment category, with a defect rate of 10% compared to the average of 16%. However, it struggles with steering issues, showing a higher defect rate of 30% against the average of 24%. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the Bora mirrors average rates. Overall, while the Bora excels in equipment reliability, it faces challenges in steering performance compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 509 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 19.2% worse
199.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 18.8% worse
29.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 11.2% better
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 5.1% worse
92.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.4% better
273.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 6.0% better
67.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 35.4% better
10.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 8.3% better
51.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 537 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 310
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 289
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 247
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 219
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 169
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 165
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 153
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 112
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 111

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 48
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 23