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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO VOLVOs year 1990

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mot history
Pass percent:79.71%
(The average a diesel VOLVO VOLVO year 1990 passes without issue)
Based on:138 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brakes imbalanced across an axle5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Windscreen has damage2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|2
Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10|2
Brake valve leaking |3.6.A.1|2
Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Front Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Rear Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Horn control insecure |1.6.1|1
Nearside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |function impaired| |1.1.4a|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e|1
Brake relay lever excessively corroded and seriously weakened |3.5.1e|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f|1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5|1
Offside Rear Air suspension bellows leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Front Brake valve leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.1b|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Seat belt cut causing the fibres to separate |5.1.B.3a|1
Nearside Rear Steering lock stop loose |2.2.D.1c|1
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit attachment insecure |2.4.D.2a|1
Offside Rear Air suspension unit attachment insecure |2.4.D.2a|1
Brake valve insecurely mounted |3.6.F.1a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Air suspension bellows totally deflated |2.4.D.1a|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not in good working order |not working| |1.1.4a|1
Front Headlamp not in good working order affecting the beam image |1.2.4a|1
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.5.4c|1
Offside Rear Bonded suspension unit attachment corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.F.1c|1
Offside Rear Air brake cylinder/actuator leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Offside Rear Leaf spring to axle securing nut insecure |2.4.B.7b|1
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|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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