MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S40s year 2004

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Pass percent:60.16%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S40 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:27,731 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2994
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2507
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1130
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1069
Brake pipe excessively corroded	852
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	681
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	577
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	511
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	359
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	354
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	339
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	315
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	308
Registration plate issues	292
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	290
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	281
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	278
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	269
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	239
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	206
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	192
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	176
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	165
Rear brake binding	163
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	162
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	139
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	138
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	135
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	133
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	129
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	128
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	128
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	109
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	107
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	100
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Windscreen has damage	93
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	90
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	88
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	81
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	79
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	75
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	73
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	73
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	69
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	68
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	68
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	66
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	66
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	61
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	61
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	59
Front brake excessively fluctuating	59
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Front brake application uneven	56
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	54
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	54
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	53
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	53
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	50
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	49
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	49
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	48
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	46
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	46
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	39
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	38
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	38
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	37
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	37
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	36
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
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\|	36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	35
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	35
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	34
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	34

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 2004

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