MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2005

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Pass percent:69.37%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S40 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:39,205 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2316
Registration plate lamp issues	1604
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	836
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	471
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	441
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	424
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	410
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	350
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	274
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	252
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	248
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	240
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	223
Registration plate issues	208
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	187
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	151
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	146
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	136
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	123
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	121
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	119
Windscreen washer not working	114
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	114
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	114
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	112
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	112
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	111
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	109
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	108
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	107
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	104
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	97
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	92
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	90
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	86
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	86
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	83
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	82
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	82
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	81
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	80
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	77
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	76
Rear brake binding	76
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	72
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	72
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	70
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	69
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	69
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	69
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	67
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	67
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	66
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	66
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	65
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	64
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	61
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	59
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	59
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	58
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	58
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	58
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	57
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	57
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	56
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	56
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	54
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	54
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	54
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	53
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	51
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	50
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	49
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	48
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	48
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	48
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	47
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	47
Windscreen has damage	47
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	47
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	47
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	45
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	44
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	44
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	44
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	44
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	43
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	42
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	41
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	41
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	40
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Front brake application uneven	39
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	39
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	37

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 2005

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