MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 940s year 1995

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Pass percent:68.31%

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

Based on:35,766 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2795
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1798
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1319
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1204
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1139
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1011
Registration plate issues	766
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	698
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	663
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	609
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	579
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	470
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	432
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	394
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	362
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	362
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	351
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	337
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	329
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	302
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	294
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	288
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	282
Windscreen has damage	260
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	254
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	216
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	215
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	196
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	172
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	168
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	167
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	156
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	152
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	148
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	147
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	145
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	131
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	129
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	127
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	126
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	121
Rear brake binding	121
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	120
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	118
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	111
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	109
Front brake application uneven	107
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	95
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	95
Rear brake application uneven	87
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	83
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	79
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	76
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	74
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	73
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	72
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	71
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	71
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	69
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	68
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	66
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	66
Brake hose damaged	64
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	64
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	63
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	62
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	59
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	57
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	55
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	55
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	55
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	55
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	54
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	54
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	54
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	52
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	52
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	50
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	50
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	46
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	45
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	44
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	39
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red \|1.3.2e\|	37
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	36
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	36
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	35
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35

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 940s year 1995

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