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:
Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:142 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:543 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,054 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:921 times
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed  Occurs:637 times
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:1,235 times
Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged  Occurs:133 times
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:257 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:3,096 times
Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:223 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:1,295 times
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:339 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incomplete  Occurs:152 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:400 times
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced a Occurs:94 times
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush  Occurs:80 times
Bonnet retaining device ineffective  Occurs:123 times
Nearside Inner Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:94 times
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:112 times
Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:206 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating e Occurs:77 times
Registration plate issues Occurs:13,103 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:782 times
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:620 times
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:185 times
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