MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 940s year 1996

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Pass percent:68.83%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 940 year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:34,810 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2667
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1687
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1071
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1048
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1008
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	986
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	661
Registration plate issues	659
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	659
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	583
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	504
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	451
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	416
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	397
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	341
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	293
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	285
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	285
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	271
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	256
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	255
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	255
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	249
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	233
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	218
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	210
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	206
Windscreen has damage	201
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	196
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	177
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	163
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	156
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	153
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	152
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	139
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	133
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	125
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	119
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	118
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	113
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	109
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	108
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	106
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	96
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	93
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	89
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	86
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Front brake application uneven	76
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	72
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	70
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	69
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	65
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	64
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	64
Brake hose damaged	64
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	61
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	57
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	56
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	56
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	56
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	55
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	55
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	54
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	52
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	52
Rear brake binding	51
Rear brake application uneven	50
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	49
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	49
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	49
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	47
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	46
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Power steering malfunctioning \|2.3.3a\|	45
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	44
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	43
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	40
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	39
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	36
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.3.D.1\|	34
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	34
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	33
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	33
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 940s year 1996

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