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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 740s year 1998

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mot history
Pass percent:64.71%
(The average a petrol VOLVO 740 year 1998 passes without issue)
Based on:68 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues8
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Position lamp switch faulty |1.1.A.1|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|1
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Power steering pump drive system defective |2.3.6|1
Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Brake linkage excessively corroded and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Nearside Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g|1
Offside Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g|1
Brake pivot locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|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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