MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V70s year 2003

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Pass percent:57.70%

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

Based on:52,001 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5183
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3731
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2183
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1940
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1930
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1366
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1085
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1043
Registration plate issues	722
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	720
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	564
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	562
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	548
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	544
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	498
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	493
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	491
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	480
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	472
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	459
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	425
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	378
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	368
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	337
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	324
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	319
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	304
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	297
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	297
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	292
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	243
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	225
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	224
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	222
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	218
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	217
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	215
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	212
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	203
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	200
Rear brake binding	191
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	188
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	180
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	173
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	171
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	165
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	161
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	161
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	161
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	160
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	159
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	158
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	158
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	157
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	156
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	155
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	155
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	154
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	153
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	148
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	144
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	141
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	139
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	139
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	128
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	127
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	121
Windscreen washer not working	120
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	119
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	119
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	117
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	116
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	112
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	112
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	109
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	105
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	104
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	103
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	100
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	98
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	94
Windscreen has damage	94
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	91
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	89
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	89
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	88
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	88
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	87
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	84
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	83
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	82
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	81
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	81
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	80
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	79
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	76
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	73
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	73
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	73
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	72
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	71
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	69
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	68
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	68
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Rear brake application uneven	66
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66

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 2003

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