MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 265s year 1978

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Pass percent:65.38%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 265 year 1978 passes without issue)

Based on:52 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Power steering ram\|s\| leaking from a failed component \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower 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
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Rear brake binding	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	2
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	2
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	2
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1
Front brake application uneven	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Front Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.7.5c\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Power steering ram\|s\| leaking from a failed component \|2.3.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower 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
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting \|6.6.6\|	1
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	1
Registration plate issues	1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	1
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|5.2.6\|	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
Rear brake binding	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 265s year 1978

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