MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S80s year 2002

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Pass percent:60.56%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S80 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:24,568 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	3014
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1720
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1142
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	889
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	812
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	792
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	586
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	568
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	406
Registration plate issues	377
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	283
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	259
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	257
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	253
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	241
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	218
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	215
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	212
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	185
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	184
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	177
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	164
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	162
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	154
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	154
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	153
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	152
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	147
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	145
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	131
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	114
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	105
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	103
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	97
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	96
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	82
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	78
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	77
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	76
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	73
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	73
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	72
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	67
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	67
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	67
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	64
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	61
Windscreen has damage	60
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	58
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	58
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	56
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	53
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	47
Brake hose damaged	46
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	43
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	42
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Rear brake binding	41
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Front brake application uneven	40
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	39
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	39
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	38
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	38
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	37
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	36
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	32
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	32
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	30
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	30

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 2002

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