MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO S80s year 2004

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Pass percent:67.32%

(The average a petrol VOLVO S80 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:8,415 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	497
Registration plate lamp issues	379
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	237
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	187
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	177
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	125
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	88
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	78
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	75
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	74
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Registration plate issues	60
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	55
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	55
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	51
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	47
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	40
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	39
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	37
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	33
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	20
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	20
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	17
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	17
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	17
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	16
Windscreen washer not working	15
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	15
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Rear brake binding	14
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	13
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	13
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\|	13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	12
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	11
Front brake application uneven	11
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	10
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	10
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	10
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	9
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	9
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	9
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	9
Windscreen has damage	9
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
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\|	9
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	9

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 2004

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