MOT Check for VOLVO 740s

The VOLVO 740 makes up 163,164 of the overall 9,557,666 VOLVO MOT test results. Select your 740 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Centre Stop lamp not working  Occurs:442 times
Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:30 times
Fuel system component insecure  Occurs:106 times
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:53 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:13 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:2,406 times
Offside Side repeater not working  Occurs:890 times
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light  Occurs:143 times
Power steering ram leaking from a failed component  Occurs:17 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:50 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:13 times
front brake binding  Occurs:71 times
Indicator tell tale inoperative  Occurs:16 times
Offside rear brake juddering severely  Occurs:53 times
Nearside Inner Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:61 times
Nearside Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:193 times
Rear Brake linkage excessively worn and seriously weakened  Occurs:40 times
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:14 times
Nearside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:457 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:23 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:41 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp incomplete  Occurs:74 times
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:38 times
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