MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S60s year 2005

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Pass percent:66.10%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S60 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:37,575 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2464
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1717
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1140
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	871
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	800
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	610
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	590
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	430
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	419
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	397
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	355
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	348
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	324
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	318
Registration plate issues	299
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	254
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	245
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	245
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	220
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	219
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	217
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	213
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	213
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	202
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	195
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	195
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	192
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	189
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	179
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	169
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	169
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	156
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	142
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	133
Rear brake binding	120
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	120
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	113
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	112
Windscreen has damage	107
Front brake application uneven	102
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	101
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	99
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	93
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	86
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	86
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	84
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	82
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	73
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	72
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	69
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	66
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	64
Windscreen washer not working	61
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	58
Front brake excessively fluctuating	57
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	55
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	54
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	51
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	51
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	51
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	46
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	45
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	45
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	44
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	43
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	42
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	40
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	40
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	40
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	39

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 2005

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