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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S70s year 1996

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mot history
Pass percent:45.71%
(The average a petrol VOLVO S70 year 1996 passes without issue)
Based on:105 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort12
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|11
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively6
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault5
Battery insecure |1.9.1|5
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|4
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|2
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|2
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|2
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Registration plate issues2
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link |2.4.G.2|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Front brake application uneven1
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring insecure abs wiring |1.9.2a|1
Offside Front Electrical wiring insecure abs wiring |1.9.2a|1
Nearside Front Electrical wiring damaged, likely to cause a short |1.9.2b|1
Offside Front Electrical wiring inadequately supported |1.9.2a|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b|1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Steering lock stop loose |2.2.D.2c|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak centre box |8.2.1.1 |b||1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Front Lower Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Nearside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i||1
Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i||1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Headlamp aim does not move downwards when dipped |British American headlamp| |1.8.C.4|1
Offside Headlamp aim does not move downwards when dipped |British American headlamp| |1.8.C.4|1
Nearside Front Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe seriously damaged |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Front Sub-frame severely distorted |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Electrical wiring damaged, likely to cause a short |1.9.2b|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1

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.

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