MOT History from tests of lpg VOLVO S40s year 1996

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Pass percent:65.52%

(The average a lpg VOLVO S40 year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:29 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	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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Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	1
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute \|1.4.A.2g\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	1
Nearside Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1

MOT History from tests of lpg VOLVO S40s year 1996

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