MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S60s year 2003

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Pass percent:58.50%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S60 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:45,636 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5844
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3538
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2328
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2056
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2025
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1641
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1622
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	952
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	738
Registration plate issues	695
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	660
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	590
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	548
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	510
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	486
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	408
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	397
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	389
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	368
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	366
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	347
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	336
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	308
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	284
Rear brake binding	280
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	262
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	259
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	256
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	247
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	243
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	238
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	232
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	219
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	214
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	213
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	210
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	209
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	207
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	202
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	198
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	194
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	194
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	192
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	188
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	186
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	181
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	173
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	171
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	168
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	168
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	164
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	164
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	161
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	160
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	156
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	156
Windscreen has damage	154
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	152
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	149
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	147
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	140
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	136
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	135
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	118
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	112
Front brake application uneven	110
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	106
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	104
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	94
Rear brake application uneven	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	89
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	89
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	86
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	85
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	85
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	85
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	83
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	79
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	75
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	73
Brake hose damaged	72
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	72
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	69
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	69
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	66
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	65
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	65
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	59
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	58
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	57
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57

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 diesel VOLVO S60s year 2003

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