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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V50s year 2004

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mot history
Pass percent:61.99%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V50 year 2004 passes without issue)
Based on:25,161 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2392
Registration plate lamp issues1388
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|581
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively555
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|453
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|418
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))285
Registration plate issues274
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort237
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|231
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|228
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|202
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|199
Brakes imbalanced across an axle188
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|182
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|168
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|167
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|164
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|153
Rear brake binding140
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|138
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|137
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|131
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|120
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|120
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak119
Windscreen has damage105
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))100
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||98
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|93
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|89
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))87
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|85
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|85
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|80
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|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 Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))79
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault78
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|77
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))76
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened74
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|74
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|74
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|74
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|73
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened72
Windscreen washer not working 72
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|71
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))67
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak66
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|65
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|65
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|61
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak60
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|60
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))59
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|57
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|55
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|52
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|51
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|51
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|50
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|48
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))48
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))47
Front brake excessively fluctuating47
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||44
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak43
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))43
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))43
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|42
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))41
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|41
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))41
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|40
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||39
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))39
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|39
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||38
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))38
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|37
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|37
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|37
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|35
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||35
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|35
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|34
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|34
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|34
Brake pipe excessively corroded33
Rear brake application uneven33
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|32
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|32
Front brake application uneven32
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|31
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))31
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||31
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))31
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|30
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))30
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|30
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))29
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))29
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|29

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.

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