MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S80s year 2003

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Pass percent:63.45%

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

Based on:15,087 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1458
Headlamp aim out of alignment	992
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	528
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	500
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	454
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	339
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	280
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	248
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	218
Registration plate issues	189
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	139
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	131
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	130
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	100
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	98
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	93
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	81
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	79
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	62
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	56
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	52
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	51
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	50
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	45
Rear brake binding	44
Windscreen has damage	44
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	39
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	38
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	37
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	36
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	31
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	29
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	26
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	26
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	23
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	23
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	23
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	22
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Brake hose damaged	21
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	21
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	20
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Windscreen washer not working	20
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	19
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Brake pipe excessively corroded	19
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	18
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	17
Front brake application uneven	17
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17

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 2003

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