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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 740s year 1997

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mot history
Pass percent:76.00%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 740 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:75 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|2
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Battery insecure |1.9.1|1
Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Front brake application uneven1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Registration plate issues1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.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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