MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S60s year 2005

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Pass percent:66.40%

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

Based on:35,803 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2422
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1666
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1140
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	835
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	394
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	355
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	348
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	345
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	324
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	318
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	303
Registration plate issues	289
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
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 Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	176
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	169
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	166
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	162
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	149
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	143
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	142
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	133
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	130
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
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	99
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
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
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	80
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
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	66
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	63
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	63
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 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 Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	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
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	49
Windscreen washer not working	48
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	47
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	46
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\|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 Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	43
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 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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	40
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	40
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	38
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	38
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	37

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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