MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S40s year 2002

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Pass percent:55.50%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S40 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:18,185 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2991
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1681
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1075
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1040
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	716
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	705
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	643
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	640
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	463
Registration plate issues	357
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	355
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	318
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	262
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	239
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	225
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	224
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	214
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	209
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	203
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	179
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	172
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	160
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	152
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	149
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	132
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	125
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	124
Rear brake binding	124
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	122
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	120
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	106
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	102
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	99
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	98
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	92
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	92
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	90
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	90
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	88
Brake hose damaged	88
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Front brake application uneven	83
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	79
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	75
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	72
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\|	71
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	69
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\|	66
Windscreen has damage	65
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\|	63
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	62
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\|	62
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	55
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	54
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	53
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	47
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	47
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	46
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	45
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	44
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	43
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	42
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	41
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	41
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	39
Front brake excessively fluctuating	39
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	39
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	39
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	38
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	37
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	36
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	33
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	31
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	31
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	30
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	29
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\|	29
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\|	29
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	28
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	28
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	27
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	27
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
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\|	25
Nearside Rear Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	25

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 diesel VOLVO S40s year 2002

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