MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC70s year 2003

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Pass percent:55.99%

(The average a diesel VOLVO XC70 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:14,242 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1444
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1061
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	523
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	520
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	510
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	487
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	353
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	303
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	264
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	189
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	184
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	183
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Registration plate issues	176
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	155
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	152
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	151
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	149
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	148
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	145
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	137
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	136
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	128
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	122
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	91
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	90
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	90
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	81
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	80
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	79
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	62
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	60
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	58
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	57
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	56
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	53
Rear brake binding	53
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	52
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	52
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	50
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	50
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	46
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	45
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	44
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	44
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	43
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	42
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	38
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	37
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Windscreen washer not working	37
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Brake hose damaged	36
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	35
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	34
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	34
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	32
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Brake pipe excessively corroded	30
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	30
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	30
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	28
Windscreen has damage	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	21
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19

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 XC70s year 2003

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