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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 343s year 1979

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mot history
Pass percent:74.51%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 343 year 1979 passes without issue)
Based on:102 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|3
Registration plate lamp issues2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive |7.3.B.1a|2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Rear brake binding2
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Inner Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Inner Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Outer Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Outer Rear Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1|1
Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|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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