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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S40s year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:69.60%
(The average a diesel VOLVO S40 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:27,371 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1376
Registration plate lamp issues1192
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively617
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))410
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))356
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))317
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|187
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))183
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))176
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))175
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))163
Registration plate issues159
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|153
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|138
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))137
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|131
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))116
Windscreen washer not working 111
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|107
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))106
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||104
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))103
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|101
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))100
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))94
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle86
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||86
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|83
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))79
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|74
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))74
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))74
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))71
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|71
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|70
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))67
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|67
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|66
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||66
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))66
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))65
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|62
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))61
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))60
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort51
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))50
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|48
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))45
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))45
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))44
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|39
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))39
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))38
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))38
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened38
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault38
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))38
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))38
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))37
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|36
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))34
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))34
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|32
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))31
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))31
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))31
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))31
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))31
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak30
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))30
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))29
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||29
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))28
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))28
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))27
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||27
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||26
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))25
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))25
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))25
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))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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