MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C70s year 2004

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Pass percent:65.80%

(The average a petrol VOLVO C70 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:20,466 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1192
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1073
Registration plate lamp issues	444
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	318
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	314
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	305
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	298
Registration plate issues	230
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	229
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	206
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	189
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	185
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	172
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	172
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	127
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	124
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	104
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	92
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	92
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	91
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	89
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	87
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	84
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	83
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	76
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	69
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	69
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	67
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	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\|	65
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	65
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	62
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	60
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	60
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	58
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\|	56
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	55
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	54
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	51
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	49
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	49
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	49
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	48
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Rear brake application uneven	45
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	44
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	43
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	43
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	39
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Windscreen has damage	35
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	34
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	32
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	32
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	31
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	31
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	30
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	27
Nearside Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	27
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	26
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	25
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	25
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	25
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\|	25
Front brake application uneven	25
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	24
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	24
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	24
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	23
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	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.

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 2004

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