MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO V70s year 2003

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Pass percent:56.88%

(The average a diesel VOLVO V70 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:63,171 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	7369
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4737
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2686
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2626
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2511
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2504
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1923
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1772
Registration plate issues	979
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	843
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	729
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	718
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	702
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	665
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	658
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	606
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	591
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	584
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	532
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	499
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	492
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	472
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	454
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	438
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	378
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	365
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	357
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	335
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	324
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	314
Rear brake binding	309
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	302
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	299
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	296
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	285
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	276
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	260
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	258
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	255
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	249
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	247
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	244
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	235
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	234
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	232
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	226
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	226
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	225
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	222
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	222
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	219
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	213
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	210
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	207
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	206
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	202
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	191
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	187
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	187
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	187
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	186
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	182
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	173
Front brake application uneven	173
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	173
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	172
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	170
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	164
Windscreen has damage	161
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	156
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	148
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	143
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	142
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	137
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	135
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	131
Windscreen washer not working	128
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	126
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	124
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	121
Rear brake application uneven	120
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	119
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	119
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	116
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	114
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	113
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	102
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	98
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	97
Brake hose damaged	95
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	95
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	94
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	94
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	92
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	90
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	90
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	88
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	88
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	86
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	85
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82

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 2003

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