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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 221s year 1966

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Pass percent:74.68%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 221 year 1966 passes without issue)
Based on:79 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|2
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working Front position light n/w |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible |4.1.4 |c||1
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a||1
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 |1.3.1 |b| |i||1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Front front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4|1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Seat belt stitching not secure |5.2.2b|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, 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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