MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V70s year 2002

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Pass percent:56.27%

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

Based on:87,802 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	10234
Headlamp aim out of alignment	6429
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4611
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3465
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3330
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2809
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	2415
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2130
Registration plate issues	1519
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1328
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1074
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	994
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	974
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	886
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	840
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	827
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	800
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	735
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	726
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	711
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	704
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	702
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	701
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	692
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	690
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	632
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	606
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	603
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	590
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	516
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	513
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	494
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	480
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	473
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	453
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	444
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	431
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	431
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	420
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	400
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	389
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	374
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	366
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	350
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	340
Rear brake binding	338
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	336
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	334
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	334
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	312
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	304
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	303
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	288
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	287
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	274
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	271
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	269
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	268
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	259
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	255
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	250
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	250
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	243
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	239
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	230
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	225
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	225
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	223
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	218
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	218
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	211
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	211
Windscreen has damage	210
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	206
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	206
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	205
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	196
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	190
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	185
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	181
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	180
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	178
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	177
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	175
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	173
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	163
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	157
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	153
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	143
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	142
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	139
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	138
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	137
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	136
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	134
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	133
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	132
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	130
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	129
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	129
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	129
Offside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	126
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	126
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	124
Front brake application uneven	124
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	123
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	122
Brake hose damaged	120
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	119
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	117

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 petrol VOLVO V70s year 2002

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