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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 400s year 1989

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mot history
Pass percent:57.50%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 400 year 1989 passes without issue)
Based on:40 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))7
Brakes imbalanced across an axle4
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))3
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Front Power steering component leaking (2.1.5 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))1
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage likely to become detached in the event of a collision front of rear wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Inner Seat belt anchorage likely to become detached in the event of a collision front of rear wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Electrical wiring insecure and connectors likely to become disconnected neg battery terminal (4.11 (a) (ii))1
Speedometer clearly inoperative no speed or ODO count (7.8 (b) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength main chassis rail below ARB D-bush (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength back of rear wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength back of rear wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Upper Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill in door shut (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Suspension rod attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached (5.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))1
Front Coil spring insecure Both. Not seating in top mount (5.3.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))1
Central Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Central Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner and outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner and outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Coil spring insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength axle spring mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength axle spring mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength SUBFRAME (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Front Lower Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected (5.3.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b))1
Offside Rear Outer Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury sill (6.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Outer Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury sill (6.2.1 (a) (i))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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