MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 1999

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Pass percent:56.02%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V70 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:19,508 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2051
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1068
Headlamp aim out of alignment	949
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	889
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	874
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	580
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	547
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	526
Registration plate issues	469
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	464
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	456
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	336
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	319
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	302
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	281
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	281
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	273
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	256
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	252
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	237
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	218
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	212
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	212
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	181
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	174
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	156
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	153
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	128
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	121
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	118
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	116
Rear brake application uneven	115
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	114
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	110
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	108
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	108
Front brake application uneven	105
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	99
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	99
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	95
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	94
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	92
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	87
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	85
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	79
Rear brake binding	77
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	71
Windscreen has damage	70
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Brake hose damaged	69
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	60
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	57
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	56
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	49
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	46
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	46
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	42
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	42
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	41
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	39
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	38
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	38
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	34
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	33
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	31
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	31
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	30
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	30
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	28
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	28
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	28
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	28
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	28
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	28
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	27
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	27
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26

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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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 1999

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