MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 940s year 1997

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Pass percent:69.91%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 940 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:48,931 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3559
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2307
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1361
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1291
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1252
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1222
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1033
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1003
Registration plate issues	882
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	714
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	687
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	649
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	579
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	458
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	456
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	430
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	400
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	340
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	334
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	334
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	330
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	306
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	302
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	291
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	241
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	239
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	229
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	224
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	224
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	221
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	214
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	207
Windscreen has damage	192
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	189
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	188
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	183
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	183
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	169
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	168
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	167
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	164
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	158
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	153
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	142
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	131
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	128
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	125
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	118
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	114
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	112
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	97
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	89
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	88
Front brake application uneven	86
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	85
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	82
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	81
Rear brake application uneven	77
Rear brake binding	72
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	72
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	71
Brake hose damaged	69
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	68
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	68
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	68
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	66
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	65
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	65
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	64
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	64
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	62
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	60
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	58
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	56
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	54
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	54
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	53
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	53
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	53
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	53
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	52
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	49
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	48
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	46
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	46
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	45
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	45

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 1997

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