MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S60s year 2002

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Pass percent:58.37%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S60 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:55,248 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	7002
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4334
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2732
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2234
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2188
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2129
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1565
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1044
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1019
Registration plate issues	1000
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	867
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	654
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	652
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	597
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	552
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	552
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	532
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	477
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	467
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	465
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	464
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	461
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	455
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	429
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	427
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	417
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	391
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	384
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	373
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	359
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	344
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	337
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	305
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	282
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	264
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	263
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	261
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	258
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	255
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	252
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	249
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	243
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	236
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	231
Rear brake binding	228
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	222
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	221
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	219
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	216
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	196
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	193
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	193
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	188
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	176
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	175
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	171
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	170
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	161
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	157
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	154
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	151
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	151
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	145
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	145
Windscreen has damage	145
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	142
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	137
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	137
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	124
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	122
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	116
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	114
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	114
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	113
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	108
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	107
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	102
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	97
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	96
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	94
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	90
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	87
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	84
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	83
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	82
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	78
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Rear brake application uneven	74
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	74
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	74
Front brake application uneven	73
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	73
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	72
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	70
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	70
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	69

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 2002

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