MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S40s year 2007

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Pass percent:69.84%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S40 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:23,786 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1581
Headlamp aim out of alignment	932
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	429
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	258
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	211
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	182
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	171
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	153
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	150
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	146
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	144
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	135
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	130
Registration plate issues	125
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	106
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	91
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	89
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	89
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	86
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	82
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	78
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	76
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	75
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	74
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	71
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	64
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	64
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	64
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	53
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	52
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	51
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	48
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	46
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	44
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	43
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	42
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	41
Windscreen washer not working	39
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	38
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	37
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	36
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	34
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	34
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	33
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	33
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	32
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	30
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	28
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	28
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	28
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	27
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	26
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	26
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	26
Indicator switch faulty \|1.4.A.1\|	25
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	25
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	25
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	25
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	25
Windscreen has damage	24
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	24
Rear brake binding	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	23
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	23
Front brake application uneven	22
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	22
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	22

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 2007

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