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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V50s year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:69.44%
(The average a diesel VOLVO V50 year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:33,088 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment1434
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively727
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))682
Registration plate lamp issues673
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))671
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))591
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))583
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))268
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))267
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|257
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|245
Windscreen washer not working 193
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||190
Registration plate issues184
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||178
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||168
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))158
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))147
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|138
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))136
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))134
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|129
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||119
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))114
Brakes imbalanced across an axle108
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|100
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))91
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))88
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))86
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))76
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))74
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))72
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))69
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))68
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))67
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))66
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||65
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))64
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))64
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||62
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))62
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|62
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))61
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))60
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|58
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))58
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))58
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))58
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))58
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))54
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))54
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))54
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|53
Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))52
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|47
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))47
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))40
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))39
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|38
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))38
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|38
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))37
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))36
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))36
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|35
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))35
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))34
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))33
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|33
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))32
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))32
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))32

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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