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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V40s year 2013

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mot history
Pass percent:78.70%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V40 year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:103,479 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3825
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3007
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2204
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1886
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1005
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))908
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))711
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))693
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))485
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||454
Registration plate issues446
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))421
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))297
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))258
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))256
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))245
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))241
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))212
Brakes imbalanced across an axle210
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))206
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|204
Windscreen washer not working 184
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))173
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))167
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))159
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))159
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))151
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||150
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))147
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))138
Registration plate lamp issues134
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||133
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened116
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))115
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))112
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))112
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))106
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))105
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))101
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))100
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))99
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))98
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))96
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))96
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak95
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))89
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened83
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|82
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak82
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))81
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))80
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))79
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))79
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))78
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))73
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))72
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))70
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))70
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))68

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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