MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2006

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Pass percent:71.48%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S40 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:28,307 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1877
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1063
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	612
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	222
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	220
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	195
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	189
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	177
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	164
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	155
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	151
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	135
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Registration plate issues	130
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	125
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	125
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	119
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	105
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	100
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	100
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	81
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	78
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	75
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	74
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	69
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	66
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	59
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	57
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	57
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	57
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	55
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	54
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	54
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	54
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	53
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	50
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	50
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	48
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	47
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	46
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	46
Windscreen washer not working	45
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	42
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	41
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	40
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	37
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	36
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	35
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	35
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	34
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	34
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	34
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Registration plate lamp issues	33
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	32
Front brake excessively fluctuating	32
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))	31
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	31
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	30
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	28
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	28
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))	28
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	28
Rear brake binding	28
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	27
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	27
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	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 petrol VOLVO S40s year 2006

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