MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C70s year 2005

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Pass percent:67.46%

(The average a petrol VOLVO C70 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:13,443 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	798
Headlamp aim out of alignment	654
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	264
Registration plate lamp issues	224
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	216
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	212
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	164
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	155
Registration plate issues	149
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	131
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	125
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	90
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	88
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	84
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	83
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	76
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	46
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	46
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	36
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	35
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	34
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	34
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	34
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	33
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	33
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	31
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	30
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
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\|	27
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	25
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	24
Steering rack insecure \|2.2.B.1a\|	23
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	21
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	20
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	20
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
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\|	19
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	19
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	19
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	18
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	18
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	18
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	17
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	16
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	15
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	15
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	14
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	14
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	14
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	14
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	14
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	14
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Windscreen has damage	14

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 2005

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