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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C30s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:66.14%
(The average a petrol VOLVO C30 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:32,429 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues1915
Headlamp aim out of alignment1257
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively684
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|485
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))454
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|359
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|345
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|344
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))307
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))297
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))226
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|226
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|220
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|214
Registration plate issues201
Windscreen washer not working 194
Brakes imbalanced across an axle191
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))178
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))172
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))164
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))151
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))142
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))140
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))133
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))128
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||121
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|114
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))113
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|112
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))109
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|109
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|108
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak108
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||100
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))97
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||95
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))95
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault89
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))88
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|87
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak83
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))80
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))80
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|79
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))76
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))76
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|75
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||71
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))70
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|69
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|69
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||69
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))67
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))65
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak64
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|61
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|59
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))59
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))56
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))56
Horn not working (7.7 (a))56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))53
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))53
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))52
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||52
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))52
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))50
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))50
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))49
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))48
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||47
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))47
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))47
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|47
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened46
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))45
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))44
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|44
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))44
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|43
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|43
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))43
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))42
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))42
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|40
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened40
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))40
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|40
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|39
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))39
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))39
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))38
Horn not working |1.6.2a|37
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))36
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))34
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|34
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))34
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|34
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2|33
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))33
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))33
Front brake excessively fluctuating33

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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