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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO C70s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:65.87%
(The average a petrol VOLVO C70 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:5,259 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment351
Registration plate lamp issues149
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|113
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively111
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|79
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))47
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))42
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))40
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))40
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|39
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|36
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|33
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak33
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|30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|28
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|27
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||27
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))27
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|26
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle25
Registration plate issues24
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))22
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||22
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|22
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|22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))21
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))20
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))20
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|16
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))16
Windscreen washer not working 16
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|14
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))14
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|14
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|13
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||13
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|13
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|13
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|13
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|13
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|12
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|12
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|12
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))12
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|11
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||10
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|10
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|10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort10
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|9
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Rear brake binding9
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||9
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||9
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||8
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
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|8
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||8
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak8
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault7
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|7
Front brake excessively fluctuating7
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|7
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|7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))6
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|6
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|6
Brake hose excessively deteriorated6
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|6
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||6
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6

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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