MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO 940s year 1998

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Pass percent:69.67%

(The average a petrol VOLVO 940 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:13,870 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	982
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	662
Headlamp aim out of alignment	395
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	360
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	312
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	307
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	279
Registration plate issues	257
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	241
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	199
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	183
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	182
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	150
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	144
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	128
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	127
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	120
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	119
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	116
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	111
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	83
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	81
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	78
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	75
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Horn sounds harsh or grating \|1.6.2e\|	68
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	57
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	54
Windscreen has damage	52
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	51
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	50
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	50
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	48
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	43
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	39
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	37
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	31
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	29
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	26
Front brake application uneven	26
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	26
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	25
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	24
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	23
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	22
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	22
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	21
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	21
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	21
Rear brake binding	20
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	20
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	18
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	17
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	17
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	16
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	16
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	15
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	15
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	14
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	14
Rear brake application uneven	14
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))	13
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	13
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	13

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 1998

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