MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2004

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Pass percent:62.35%

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

Based on:52,006 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4589
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3828
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2105
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1603
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1495
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1028
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	818
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	807
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	802
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	564
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	548
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	521
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	515
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	483
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	467
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	450
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	436
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	418
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	416
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	401
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	392
Registration plate issues	391
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	353
Rear brake binding	254
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	247
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	238
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	234
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	228
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	225
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	225
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	220
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	218
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	212
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	203
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	194
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	194
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	182
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	178
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	165
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	164
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	159
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	158
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	158
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	156
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	153
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	151
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	147
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	147
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	143
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	133
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	130
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	127
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	118
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	117
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	117
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	114
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	112
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	108
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	107
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	106
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	103
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	100
Windscreen has damage	99
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	99
Windscreen washer not working	99
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	93
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	92
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	89
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	86
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Front brake application uneven	85
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	84
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	84
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	81
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Brake hose damaged	80
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	80
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	79
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	79
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	78
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	78
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	77
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	75
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	74
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	72
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Front brake excessively fluctuating	72
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	70
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	70
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	69
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	68
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	67
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	66
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	66
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	65
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	62
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	62
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	61
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	61
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	60
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	60

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 2004

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