MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 480s year 1971

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Pass percent:51.85%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 480 year 1971 passes without issue)

Based on:27 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate lamp issues	6
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot \|3.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	1
Nearside Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	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
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Registration plate lamp issues	6
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	2
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot \|3.5.1c\|	1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	1
Nearside Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Nearside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Offside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1
Headlamp not in good working order \|not working\| \|1.2.4a\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 480s year 1971

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