MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V40s year 2003

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Pass percent:54.35%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V40 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:31,770 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2845
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2009
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1825
Registration plate lamp issues	1720
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1344
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1147
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1083
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1022
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1009
Registration plate issues	616
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	555
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	497
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	471
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	442
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	438
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	434
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	429
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	417
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	412
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	410
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	302
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	297
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	291
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	270
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	270
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	256
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	255
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	240
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	218
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	197
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	195
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	187
Rear brake binding	186
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	185
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	185
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	164
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	162
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	159
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	156
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	153
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	147
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	145
Front brake application uneven	144
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	136
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	135
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	135
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	134
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	132
Windscreen has damage	125
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	116
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	115
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	115
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	115
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	112
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\|	112
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	105
Front brake excessively fluctuating	105
Nearside 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\|	104
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Brake hose damaged	100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	96
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	95
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	88
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	88
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	87
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	86
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	80
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	80
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	80
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	77
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	76
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	75
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	73
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	67
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	66
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	66
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	66
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	62
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	62
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	61
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	60
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	60
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	58
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	57
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	57
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	57
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	56
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	55
Rear brake application uneven	54
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	54
Windscreen washer not working	53
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	52
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	52
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	51
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	51
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt \|5.2.2a\|	50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	47
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	45
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	45
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	45
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	44
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44

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 V40s year 2003

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