MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S60s year 2004

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Pass percent:62.28%

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

Based on:23,968 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1845
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1585
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	874
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	821
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	750
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	737
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	552
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	313
Registration plate issues	291
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	264
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	258
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	235
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	228
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	219
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	215
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	206
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	200
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	197
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	189
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	170
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	145
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	142
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	140
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	136
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	136
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Rear brake binding	117
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	106
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	104
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	100
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	100
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	98
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	91
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	74
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	74
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	74
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	72
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	72
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	71
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	66
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	57
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	56
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	55
Windscreen has damage	54
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	53
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	50
Windscreen washer not working	49
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	48
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	47
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	46
Rear brake application uneven	44
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	43
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	42
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	41
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	41
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	40
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	39
Front brake application uneven	39
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	34
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	32
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	32
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	29
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	29
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28

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 2004

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