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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO VOLVOs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:59.09%
(The average a diesel VOLVO VOLVO year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:44 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment9
Front brake application uneven3
Rear brake application uneven3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Rear brake binding2
Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10|2
Registration plate issues2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Nearside Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.8.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a|1
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.6|1
Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Nearside Front Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Emissions not tested |7.0|1
Nearside Rear Air suspension levelling valve insecure |2.4.D.4|1
Offside Rear Air suspension levelling valve insecure |2.4.D.4|1
Nearside Body has sharp edges or projections caused by corrosion or damage making the vehicle dangerous to other road users |6.5.10|1
Offside Body has sharp edges or projections caused by corrosion or damage making the vehicle dangerous to other road users |6.5.10|1
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.2.4b|1
Nearside Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a|1
Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Upper Glazing/screen/partition insecure and likely to fall out |6.9.2|1
Rear Passenger`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14|1
Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.1.2b|1
Driver`s seat security significantly reduced |6.5.14|1
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not in good working order |not working| |1.1.6b|1
Offside Front Air suspension bellows totally deflated |2.4.D.1a|1
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush, adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Nearside Front Upper Glazing/screen/partition cracked or damaged which presents a danger to any person on the vehicle. |6.9.3|1
Offside Steering arm fractured and unserviceable |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale inoperative |1.1.6e|1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Front Anti-roll bar fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Air brake cylinder/actuator leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Offside Exhaust has a mounting that does not fully support the exhaust system |6.3.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamps matched pair are incorrectly positioned |1.7.3|1
Offside Front Brake back plate|s| securing device excessively deteriorated |3.5.1j|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.8.A.4a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a|1
Rear Air/vacuum reservoir insecurely mounted |3.6.E.1a|1

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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