MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 121s year 1962

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Pass percent:64.58%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 121 year 1962 passes without issue)

Based on:48 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system (1.1.12 (c) (i))	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear brake binding	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	2
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	1
All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside front brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Inner Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system (1.1.12 (c) (i))	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Rear brake binding	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 121s year 1962

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