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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V40s year 2018

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mot history
Pass percent:91.59%
(The average a petrol VOLVO V40 year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:19,703 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))362
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively338
Headlamp aim out of alignment312
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))125
Registration plate issues23
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))19
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))17
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))17
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))13
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))13
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))12
Windscreen washer not working 12
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))11
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))11
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))8
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))8
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))8
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))7
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))7
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))6
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Registration plate lamp issues5
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))5
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))5
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))5

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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