MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 2002

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Pass percent:55.72%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V70 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:50,752 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	6235
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3780
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2291
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2270
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2234
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2053
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1903
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1657
Registration plate issues	835
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	697
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	671
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	614
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	598
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	575
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	570
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	536
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	497
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	491
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	490
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	472
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	458
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	434
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	424
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	356
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	350
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	331
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	296
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	294
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	293
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	288
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	287
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	285
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	272
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	266
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	262
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	259
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	259
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	257
Rear brake binding	244
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	243
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	235
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	223
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	220
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	204
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	202
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	194
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	189
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	188
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	186
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	185
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	183
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	183
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	179
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	175
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	173
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	164
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	163
Windscreen has damage	155
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	144
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	139
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	136
Front brake application uneven	134
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	134
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	133
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	128
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	123
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	119
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	116
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	109
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	106
Brake hose damaged	106
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	104
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	103
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	101
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	100
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	96
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	96
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	95
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	93
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	91
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	90
Rear brake application uneven	89
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	88
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	88
Indicator tell tale inoperative \|1.4.A.2a\|	87
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	84
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	83
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	82
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	77
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	75
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	75
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	75
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	73
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	68

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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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 2002

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