MOT History from tests of lpg VOLVO S40s year 1999

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Pass percent:47.27%

(The average a lpg VOLVO S40 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:55 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	14
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Registration plate issues	3
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm 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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	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	14
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Registration plate issues	3
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	2
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	2
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm 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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1

MOT History from tests of lpg VOLVO S40s year 1999

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