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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V50s year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:65.97%
(The average a petrol VOLVO V50 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:31,553 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2014
Registration plate lamp issues1286
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively724
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))503
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))375
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort226
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 issues163
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle145
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|145
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))135
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))128
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))127
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|120
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||118
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak116
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|112
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault110
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 Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))104
Windscreen washer not working 103
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
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|101
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|101
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))97
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))93
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|93
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))92
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))90
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|90
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak87
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak86
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|85
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))84
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4|84
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))82
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|78
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))78
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))77
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
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
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|71
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))71
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|68
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))67
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
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))66
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))64
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))61
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c|61
Windscreen has damage60
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))60
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak57
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|56
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))56
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|56
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))55
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))54
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened53
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|53
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))53
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))53
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))53
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened53
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))51
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|51
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))50
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|49
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))49
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))49
Rear brake binding48
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||47
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))46
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||45
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 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
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))41
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))41
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|40
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|39
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))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
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))37
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))36
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|36
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))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 Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|34
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))34
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))33
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 Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))33
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))33

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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