MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S60s year 2001

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Pass percent:55.83%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S60 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:53,821 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	6710
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4858
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2720
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2356
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2271
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2204
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1570
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1018
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1004
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	945
Registration plate issues	864
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	763
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	699
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	689
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	639
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	635
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	611
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	597
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	549
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	547
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	538
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	513
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	501
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	501
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	473
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	469
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	455
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	443
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	406
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	387
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	375
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	368
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	366
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	365
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	357
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	356
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	356
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	344
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	333
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	323
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	313
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	291
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	290
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	278
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	275
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	274
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	268
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	262
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	255
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	252
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	245
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	242
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	236
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	233
Rear brake binding	231
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	230
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	225
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	223
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	219
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	217
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	207
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	198
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	196
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	193
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	192
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	185
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	179
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	167
Windscreen has damage	157
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	154
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	154
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	149
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	148
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	144
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	143
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	140
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	138
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	136
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	134
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	128
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	127
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	122
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	119
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	118
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	118
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	117
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	115
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	115
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	113
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	109
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position \|6.4.1\|	103
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	103
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	100
Rear brake application uneven	99
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	98
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	97
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	96
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	95
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	93
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	88
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	88
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	86
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Front brake application uneven	82
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	82
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	81
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	78
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	75

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 S60s year 2001

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