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Volkswagen MOTOR CARAVAN - 1974

223.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1974 is 115.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen MOTOR CARAVAN, model year 1974. Sample size: 130 cars, 251 tests and 560 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 130 cars

The 1974 Volkswagen Motor Caravan has a significantly higher overall defect rate compared to the average car from the same year, with 223 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 116 for the average. It notably performs worse in critical areas such as brakes, steering, and visibility, where its defect rates are much higher than average. The model also shows increased issues in lights and electrics, as well as body and structure, indicating areas that may require more attention. Additionally, while the defect rate increases with mileage, the higher rates in the lower mileage segments suggest that even newer models may not be performing optimally. Overall, the defect rates in this model highlight a need for potential improvements in safety and reliability compared to its contemporaries.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 130 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 99.1% worse
90.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 45.2 / 100 tests
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
Steering
▼ 118.3% worse
38.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.5 / 100 tests
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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
▼ 119.8% worse
36.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.7 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper not operating or missing
Lights & Electrics
▼ 127.6% worse
66.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 80.6% worse
110.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 60.9 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A wheel bearing: with excessive play
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 140.2% worse
52.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.9 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 45.9% worse
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • A statutory seat belt missing
  • Audible warning control insecure
  • 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
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 26.0% worse
35.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine is idling clearly above its normal idle speed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 585 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)

Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 27
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 23
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 13

Serious faults (Top 10)

Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 8