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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO C70s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:64.72%
(The average a diesel VOLVO C70 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:14,405 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment824
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively337
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|295
Registration plate lamp issues292
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|274
Registration plate issues150
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))148
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))138
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak137
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))130
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))120
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak119
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))118
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))117
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))116
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))108
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|96
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|96
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))93
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))88
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))84
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|72
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|72
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|69
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|69
Windscreen washer not working 59
Brakes imbalanced across an axle59
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||57
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))55
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|55
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|54
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|49
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||47
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|45
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|44
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||43
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|43
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))42
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||41
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))40
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|39
Rear brake binding39
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))36
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|35
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|34
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|34
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|34
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))34
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|33
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|33
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|32
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened32
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||31
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))31
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|31
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))30
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))29
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))28
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|28
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||27
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))27
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault27
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||26
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|26
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||25
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|25
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))25
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))25
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))25
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))24
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|23
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|23
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||23
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|23
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|22
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|22
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||21
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort20
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))19
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|18
Windscreen has damage18
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|18
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))18
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))17
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))17
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|17
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))16

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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