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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 240s year 1998

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Pass percent:61.40%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 240 year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:57 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Registration plate lamp issues4
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|2
Registration plate issues2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working Both sides |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front Front position lamp|s| not working Both sides |1.1.A.3b|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Rear Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition Box broken |7.1.4|1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |6.1.8 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b|1
Offside Outer Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|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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