MOT Check for VOLVO S40s

The VOLVO S40 makes up 970,132 of the overall 9,557,666 VOLVO MOT test results. Select your S40 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear position lamp incomplete  Occurs:157 times
Nearside Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:264 times
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:928 times
Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:121 times
Offside Outer Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:1,320 times
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:4,435 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:179 times
Nearside Rear Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:126 times
Nearside Rear Inner Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:98 times
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked  Occurs:189 times
Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:201 times
Offside Front coil spring incomplete  Occurs:1,023 times
Offside Front Direction indicators not working  Occurs:113 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:83 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:4,371 times
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light  Occurs:211 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction g Occurs:105 times
Nearside Side repeater insecure  Occurs:97 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:166 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:109 times
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:352 times
brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:108 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:3,956 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:128 times
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking  Occurs:331 times
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