MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S40s year 2003

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Pass percent:56.27%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S40 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:17,643 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2641
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1571
Brake pipe excessively corroded	968
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	951
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	869
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	614
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	596
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	561
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	510
Registration plate issues	298
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	270
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	256
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	252
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	247
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	240
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	228
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	228
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	179
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	159
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	159
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	154
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	147
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	142
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	141
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	136
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	136
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	113
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	98
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	96
Rear brake binding	94
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	82
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	82
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	79
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	69
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	68
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	68
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	63
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	62
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	60
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	59
Front brake application uneven	59
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Front brake excessively fluctuating	57
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\|	56
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	54
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	54
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Windscreen has damage	51
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\|	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	50
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	48
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	47
Brake hose damaged	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	45
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	44
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	44
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	42
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	40
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	39
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	38
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\|	37
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	37
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Rear brake application uneven	34
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	33
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	32
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\|	32
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	30
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	28
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	27
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	27
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	26
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	26
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	26
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
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\|	24
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	24
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	24
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	24
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	24

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 2003

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