MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 2000

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Pass percent:53.93%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V70 year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:15,698 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1949
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1135
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	765
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	672
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	596
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	553
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	547
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	415
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	360
Registration plate issues	348
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	273
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	184
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	182
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	180
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	180
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	174
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	149
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	148
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	147
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	146
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	141
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	136
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	124
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	122
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	121
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	120
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	119
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	113
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	109
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	107
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	106
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	106
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	101
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	90
Rear brake binding	82
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	77
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	76
Rear brake application uneven	76
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	67
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	66
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	65
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	64
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	59
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	58
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Front brake application uneven	56
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	50
Windscreen has damage	50
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	47
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	46
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	45
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	42
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	42
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	42
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	42
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Brake hose damaged	40
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	35
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	35
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	34
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	34
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
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\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	28
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	27
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	26
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	26
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	24
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\|	24
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	24
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\|	23
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	23
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	22
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	22
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	22

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 2000

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