MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C70s year 2000

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Pass percent:61.34%

(The average a petrol VOLVO C70 year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:18,275 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1117
Headlamp aim out of alignment	892
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	679
Registration plate lamp issues	530
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	526
Registration plate issues	412
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	407
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	339
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	321
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	317
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	292
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	271
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	242
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	225
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	224
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	187
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	172
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	156
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	145
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	143
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	136
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	134
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	131
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	130
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	126
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	121
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	119
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	112
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	107
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Front brake application uneven	97
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	91
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Rear brake application uneven	78
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	74
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	69
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	63
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	61
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	60
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	59
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Rear brake binding	57
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	55
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	55
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	53
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	53
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	51
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	49
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	49
Windscreen has damage	48
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	47
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	46
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	45
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	43
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	43
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	41
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	40
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	40
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	40
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	37
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	34
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	34
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	32
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	32
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	32
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	30
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	29
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Nearside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	26
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	25
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	24
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	24
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	23
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	22
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	22

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 C70s year 2000

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