MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2001

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Pass percent:55.58%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S40 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:63,082 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	10617
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5764
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4081
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3321
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2204
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1996
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1926
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1836
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1431
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1307
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1290
Registration plate issues	964
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	923
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	893
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	874
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	795
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	757
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	743
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	720
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	695
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	665
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	590
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	585
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	507
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	476
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	438
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	430
Rear brake binding	419
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	403
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	375
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	374
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	357
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	333
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	321
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	320
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	299
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	296
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	289
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	281
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	280
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	278
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	273
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	273
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	269
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	264
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	262
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	253
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	253
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	249
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	247
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	234
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	231
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	228
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	226
Front brake application uneven	222
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	218
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	199
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	198
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	196
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	186
Brake hose damaged	183
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	170
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	167
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	165
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	162
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	162
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	159
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	157
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	155
Windscreen has damage	154
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	153
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	150
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	146
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	140
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	138
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	137
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	136
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	136
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	135
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	135
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	131
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	128
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	124
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	124
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	124
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	121
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	121
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	118
Front brake excessively fluctuating	117
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	117
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	116
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	115
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	113
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	111
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	110
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	109
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	106
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	105
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	104
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	104
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Rear brake application uneven	103
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	101
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	98
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	94
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	93
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	92
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	92
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	91
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	90
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	87

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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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2001

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