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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO P120s year 1967

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Pass percent:81.75%
(The average a petrol VOLVO P120 year 1967 passes without issue)
Based on:252 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment23
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle7
Rear brake binding6
Rear brake application uneven4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)4
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)3
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)2
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)2
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)2
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)2
Horn not working (1.6.2a)2
Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)1
Offside rear parking (secondary) brake grabbing severely (3.7.B.6b)1
Offside Rear An item not tested (Manual)1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1)1
Offside Front Windscreen washer control missing (8.2.1a)1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Rear Suspension component insecurely attached Panhard rod bolt loose (5.3.3 (a) (i))1
Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b)1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))1
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)1
rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)1
Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b)1
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Steering locking device missing Split pin missing on drag link end offside (2.1.3 (d))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b)1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Inner Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)1
Nearside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)1
Front Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c)1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user (1.6.2b)1
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)1
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated (7.2.4c)1
Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)1
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)1
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play centre (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Offside rear brake juddering severely (3.7.A.5b)1
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)1
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1

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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