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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V50s year 2005

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Pass percent:63.91%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V50 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:63,353 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues4305
Headlamp aim out of alignment3975
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1380
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1115
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|902
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|869
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort635
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))623
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|534
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|520
Registration plate issues500
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|470
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|444
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|430
Brakes imbalanced across an axle387
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|381
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|355
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|345
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak344
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|325
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|286
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))258
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|251
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|243
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault241
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|232
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|227
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))227
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))225
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak217
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||209
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|208
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))206
Windscreen washer not working 202
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|186
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|185
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|184
Windscreen has damage184
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))182
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|180
Rear brake binding180
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))179
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|175
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|173
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))172
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))168
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|157
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))156
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened151
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|148
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|145
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|140
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|139
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|138
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))135
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|134
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|134
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|132
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|126
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|125
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))122
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|122
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|121
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))119
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|113
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|112
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|111
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened109
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||108
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))107
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|105
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||101
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))101
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))97
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|95
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|95
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))95
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))93
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|93
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak93
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|91
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))91
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))90
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))88
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))88
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|88
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))88
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|85
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))85
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))85
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))82
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))81
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|80
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))80
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))80
Front brake excessively fluctuating80
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|80
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|79
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))79
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|79
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|79
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))77
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))76
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||75
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))75
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|74
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))74
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|74
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|74
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))72
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||71
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))70
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|69
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|69
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))69

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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