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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 245s year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:59.70%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 245 year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:67 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues8
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h|2
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Centre Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Outer Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incomplete |1.1.4a|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b|1
An item not tested |Manual|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber detached |2.7.2b|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Outer Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Rear brake application uneven1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both headlights (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.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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