MOT Check for VOLVO 850s

The VOLVO 850 makes up 352,551 of the overall 9,557,666 VOLVO MOT test results. Select your 850 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:94 times
Offside Outer Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:67 times
Nearside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:166 times
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:67 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:31 times
Nearside Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:38 times
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:34 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases  Occurs:1,507 times
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:113 times
Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:1,156 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:320 times
Fuel pipe insecure  Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted  Occurs:35 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:139 times
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:59 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:147 times
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit aii Occurs:27 times
Offside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:8,672 times
Nearside rear brake juddering severely  Occurs:171 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:21 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:63 times
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:289 times
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:297 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:334 times
Body insecure and dangerous to other road users  Occurs:30 times
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