MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO S80s year 2003

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Pass percent:62.86%

(The average a diesel VOLVO S80 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:17,809 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1874
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1181
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	687
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	668
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	643
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	488
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	455
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	429
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	216
Registration plate issues	190
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	181
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	180
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	177
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	147
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	107
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	107
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	106
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	105
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	102
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	77
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	77
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	72
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	71
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	71
Rear brake binding	70
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	67
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	64
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	62
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	59
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	57
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	56
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	56
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	54
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	53
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Windscreen has damage	48
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	42
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	41
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	39
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	39
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	38
Front brake application uneven	36
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	34
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	34
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	34
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	28
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	28
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	27
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	26
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	25
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	23
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	23
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	23
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Brake hose damaged	22
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	22
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	20
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	20
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20

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 S80s year 2003

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