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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 240s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:59.77%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 240 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:87 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues11
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated5
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|4
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Registration plate issues3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))2
Windscreen has damage2
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Emissions not tested |7.0|2
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|2
Battery insecure |1.9.1|2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))1
Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier tray corroded (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.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.

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