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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 242s year 1977

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mot history
Pass percent:64.29%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 242 year 1977 passes without issue)
Based on:14 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Brake pedal feels spongy with the vacuum fully depleted |3.3.C.2|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped At fr X member. |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Rear Fuel hose insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Front Body has a projection caused by damage Door trim loose. |6.1.C.1|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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