MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S60s year 2003

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Pass percent:60.89%

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

Based on:39,074 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	4053
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2869
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1529
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1504
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1455
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1334
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	910
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	573
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	520
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	510
Registration plate issues	480
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	473
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	456
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	437
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	362
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	336
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	333
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	327
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	300
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	290
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	265
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	259
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	257
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	239
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	231
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	227
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	220
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	205
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	204
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	201
Rear brake binding	199
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	198
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	188
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	185
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	170
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	150
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	149
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	141
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	136
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	136
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	133
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	129
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	123
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	117
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	115
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	114
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	111
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	110
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	107
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	107
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	105
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	100
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	97
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Windscreen has damage	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	86
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	85
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	84
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	84
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	82
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	79
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	78
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	74
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	73
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	70
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	69
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	68
Rear brake application uneven	68
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	67
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	67
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	64
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	62
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	62
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	62
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	61
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	61
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	60
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	56
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	52
Front brake application uneven	52
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	49
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	48
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	47
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	47
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	46

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 2003

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