MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S60s year 2004

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Pass percent:61.73%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S60 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:41,345 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3805
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2801
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1854
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1446
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1376
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1374
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1332
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	576
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	512
Registration plate issues	501
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	447
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	432
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	423
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	418
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	397
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	372
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	370
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	370
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	333
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	283
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	273
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	252
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	252
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	251
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	233
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	229
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	226
Rear brake binding	206
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	201
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	196
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	190
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	190
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	182
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	177
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	164
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	162
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	158
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	148
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	148
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	144
Windscreen has damage	139
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	126
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	125
Front brake application uneven	124
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	115
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	114
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	112
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	112
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	111
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	111
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	111
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	108
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	104
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	99
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	95
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	89
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	86
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	75
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	75
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	70
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Windscreen washer not working	66
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Rear brake application uneven	66
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	63
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	59
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	58
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	55
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	54
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	51
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	49

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 2004

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