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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S40s year 2007

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mot history
Pass percent:66.96%
(The average a diesel VOLVO S40 year 2007 passes without issue)
Based on:24,626 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues1752
Headlamp aim out of alignment1160
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively476
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|347
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|322
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|266
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|242
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|238
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|218
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|184
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))178
Brakes imbalanced across an axle169
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|165
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort146
Registration plate issues146
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|131
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))124
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))118
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))108
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|108
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|104
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|102
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|101
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|99
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|94
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|90
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))85
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|81
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|80
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|77
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))76
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))76
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|71
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||69
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak69
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault69
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|65
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak65
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))65
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|63
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||62
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))61
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))60
Windscreen has damage59
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|54
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak53
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened53
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|50
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||50
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|50
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))48
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|48
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|47
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened46
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|46
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|46
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|44
Windscreen washer not working 44
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||43
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|42
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||42
Rear brake binding42
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|40
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||39
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||38
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))37
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|36
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))35
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|35
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))34
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))33
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|33
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|32
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))31
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))30
Front brake excessively fluctuating30
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|29
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||29
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|28
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))28
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))28
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))27
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|26
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|26
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||26
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Front brake application uneven26
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))25
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|25
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|25
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|25
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/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.

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