MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 740s year 1991

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Pass percent:67.06%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 740 year 1991 passes without issue)

Based on:10,432 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	771
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	444
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	306
Headlamp aim out of alignment	284
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	277
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	269
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	249
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	201
Registration plate issues	180
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	178
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	162
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	140
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	122
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	122
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	101
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	89
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	81
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	79
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	78
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	78
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	74
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	73
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	71
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	67
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	65
Rear brake binding	61
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	60
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive \|7.3.B.1a\|	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	53
Windscreen has damage	51
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	50
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	45
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	44
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	43
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	42
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	39
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Front brake application uneven	38
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	38
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	38
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	37
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	35
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	35
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	33
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	32
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	32
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	31
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	31
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	30
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	29
Rear brake application uneven	29
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	29
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	28
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	25
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	24
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	24
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	24
Front Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	23
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	20
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	18
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	17
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	17
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	17
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	17
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	16
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	16
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	16
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	16
An item not tested \|Manual\|	15
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incomplete \|1.1.4a\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	15
Brake hose damaged	15
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure \|3.6.B.3\|	14
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	13
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	13
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red \|1.3.2e\|	13
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth \|3.3.A.1b\|	13
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	13
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	13
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	12
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Offside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	11
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	11
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	11
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	11
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive \|7.3.B.1b\|	11
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	11
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	11
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	11
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11

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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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 740s year 1991

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