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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 121s year 1971

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Pass percent:58.06%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 121 year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:31 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Horn not working |1.6.2a|3
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Inner Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Outer Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking drum |3.6.A.1|1
Rear brake binding1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear brake drum contaminated by oil |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Horn control not readily accessible to the driver |1.6.1|1
Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Brake servo insecurely mounted |3.6.A.2a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Indicator switch insecure |1.4.A.1|1
Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Offside Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g|1
Offside Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|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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