MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V40s year 2004

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Pass percent:53.16%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V40 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:19,411 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1912
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1303
Registration plate lamp issues	1191
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1160
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	904
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	711
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	704
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	651
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	621
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	525
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	358
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	318
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	314
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	296
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	285
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	284
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	275
Registration plate issues	265
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	219
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	198
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	197
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	193
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	188
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	185
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	177
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	160
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	152
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	141
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	136
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	126
Rear brake binding	124
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	123
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	122
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	119
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	113
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	108
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	107
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	106
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	94
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	91
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	87
Front brake application uneven	81
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	79
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	78
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	74
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Front brake excessively fluctuating	71
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	69
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	69
Windscreen has damage	65
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	60
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	59
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	57
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	57
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
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\|	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Brake hose damaged	51
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
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\|	49
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	48
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	47
Offside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	46
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	46
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	46
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	45
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	44
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	44
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
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\|	43
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	43
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	43
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\|	43
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\|	42
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	41
Nearside Inner Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	40
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	39
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	38
Rear brake application uneven	36
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	36
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	36
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed \|5.2.2b\|	35
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	35
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	35
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	35
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	35
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\|	34
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	34
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	34
Offside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	33
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	33
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	32
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	32
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	32
Windscreen washer not working	31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	31
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	31
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	29
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28

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 2004

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