MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S80s year 1999

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Pass percent:56.77%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S80 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:21,614 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2639
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1377
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1070
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	997
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	738
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	702
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	554
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	481
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	450
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	414
Registration plate issues	390
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	389
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	344
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	328
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	327
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	274
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	271
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	265
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	247
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	245
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	241
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	238
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	238
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	236
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	225
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	218
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	214
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	191
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	180
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	169
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	149
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	149
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	148
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	148
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	142
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	132
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	131
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	124
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	122
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	117
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	115
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	113
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	112
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	100
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	90
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	90
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	87
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	87
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	86
Rear brake binding	83
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	81
Brake hose damaged	81
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	80
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	76
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	76
Windscreen has damage	74
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	69
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	63
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	63
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	62
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	59
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	59
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	57
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	52
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	51
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	50
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	48
Front brake application uneven	48
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	48
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	42
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	42
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	42
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	35
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	33
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	32
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	32
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	29
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	29
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	29

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 S80s year 1999

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