MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V50s year 2005

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Pass percent:66.79%

(The average a petrol VOLVO V50 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:29,591 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1928
Registration plate lamp issues	1250
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	678
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	428
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	421
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	415
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	359
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	256
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	226
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	223
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	193
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	190
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	184
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Registration plate issues	155
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	154
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	152
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	146
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	145
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	137
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	120
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	118
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	105
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	103
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	102
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	101
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	101
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	97
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	95
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	90
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	88
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	85
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	84
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	82
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Windscreen washer not working	75
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	73
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	72
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	71
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	71
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	69
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	67
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	66
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	66
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	65
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	65
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	63
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	62
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	61
Windscreen has damage	60
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	56
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	56
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	56
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))	55
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	53
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	52
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	49
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	49
Rear brake binding	48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	47
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	47
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	46
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	45
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	45
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	45
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	44
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	44
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	43
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	42
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	40
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	40
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	39
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	36
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	35
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	35
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	34
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	34
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure \|2.2.D.2d\|	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	32
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	32
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits \|8.2.1.2 \|b\|\|	32
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	31
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	30
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	30
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	30

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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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V50s year 2005

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