MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO 940s year 1995

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Pass percent:68.81%

(The average a diesel VOLVO 940 year 1995 passes without issue)

Based on:5,620 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	461
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	239
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	214
Headlamp aim out of alignment	174
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	172
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	172
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Registration plate issues	112
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	100
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	84
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	82
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	63
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	56
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	49
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	37
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	36
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	36
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	35
Windscreen has damage	35
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	34
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	33
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	33
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	32
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	29
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	28
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	26
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Rear brake binding	22
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	21
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	21
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	20
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	18
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	17
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	17
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	17
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	16
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	16
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	16
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	15
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	14
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	14
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	12
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	12
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	12
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	11
Brake hose damaged	11
Front brake application uneven	10
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	10
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	10
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	10
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	9
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	9
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	9
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	9
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	9
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	8
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	8
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	8
Fuel hose leaking \|7.2.3\|	8
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	8
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	8
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	7
Rear brake application uneven	7
Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	7
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	7
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	7
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	7
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	6
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	6
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	6
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	6
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	6
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	6
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	6
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	6
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6

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 diesel VOLVO 940s year 1995

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