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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V40s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:30.00%
(The average a petrol VOLVO V40 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:20 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Brakes imbalanced across an axle2
Brake hose excessively deteriorated2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Upper Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Registration plate issues1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Front Lower Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1

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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