MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C70s year 2003

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Pass percent:66.31%

(The average a petrol VOLVO C70 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:23,089 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1361
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1161
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	456
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	434
Registration plate lamp issues	394
Registration plate issues	386
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	344
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	327
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	262
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	238
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	212
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	203
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	172
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	171
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	152
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	147
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	142
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	129
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	129
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	118
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	112
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	104
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	103
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	100
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	94
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	93
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	91
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	91
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	90
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	83
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	83
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	75
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	69
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	67
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	66
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	65
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	65
Nearside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	64
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	51
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	51
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	50
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	47
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	45
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	41
Rear brake application uneven	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Windscreen has damage	39
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Front brake application uneven	37
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	37
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	37
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	34
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	32
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	29
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	27
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	25
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	25
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	24
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	24

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 C70s year 2003

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