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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V40s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:79.86%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V40 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:19,291 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment806
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively458
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))348
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))190
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))189
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))166
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault134
Registration plate issues121
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))100
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))95
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||72
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))59
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))54
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|42
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))41
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))40
Registration plate lamp issues39
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||38
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|38
Brakes imbalanced across an axle36
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))36
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||31
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))28
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))27
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))27
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))23
Front brake excessively fluctuating23
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))23
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|22
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))22
Windscreen washer not working 21
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))21
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))20
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||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))20
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))19
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))19
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|18
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))17
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|17
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))17
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|16
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))16
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak16
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))16
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))15
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))15
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))13
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|13
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||12
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak12
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12

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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