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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V40s year 2014

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mot history
Pass percent:77.88%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V40 year 2014 passes without issue)
Based on:126,484 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))4595
Headlamp aim out of alignment3633
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))3392
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2384
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))2192
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))945
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))940
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))905
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||697
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault654
Registration plate issues403
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))374
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))367
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||357
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||350
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))335
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b||312
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))259
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))259
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))243
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|229
Brakes imbalanced across an axle225
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))206
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))197
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))185
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))183
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))176
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))162
Windscreen washer not working 158
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))156
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))156
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))155
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))154
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))147
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))139
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))134
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))132
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))127
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.55 (8.2.2.2 (a))126
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))124
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))119
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak119
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))117
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))116
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))110
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened108
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))107
Registration plate lamp issues105
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))98
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak95
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))95
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))93
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened90
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|89
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))86

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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