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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V50s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:74.13%
(The average a petrol VOLVO V50 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:2,748 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment126
Registration plate lamp issues60
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively52
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))48
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))37
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))26
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))21
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|21
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))18
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))12
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|12
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))12
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))11
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||11
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))8
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))8
Windscreen washer not working 7
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||7
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||7
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))5
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|5
Registration plate issues4
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|4
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii))3
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|3
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|3
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|3
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|3
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))3
Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||3
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))3
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))3
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|3
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))3
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))3
Offside Rear Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3

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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