MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO V70s year 2003

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Pass percent:57.95%

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

Based on:49,021 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5094
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3537
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2058
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
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1043
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1015
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	720
Registration plate issues	688
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 Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	498
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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	425
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	407
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	387
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	378
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	374
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	337
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	334
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	324
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	306
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	246
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	217
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
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
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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	158
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
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	153
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	148
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
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
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	138
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	128
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	123
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
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	115
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	112
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	110
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (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 Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	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
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	96
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
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	93
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
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	88
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	87
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	86
Windscreen washer not working	83
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	82
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
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	80
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	78
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	78
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	77
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	74
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 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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	63
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	62
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	62
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	62
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62

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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