MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC70s year 2005

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Pass percent:64.94%

(The average a diesel VOLVO XC70 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:29,058 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1538
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1289
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	657
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	441
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	414
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	413
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	407
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	361
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	361
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	321
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	305
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	266
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	256
Registration plate issues	254
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	254
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	233
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	221
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	212
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	209
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	198
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	197
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	171
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	158
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	147
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	134
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	129
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	128
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	124
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	123
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	120
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	109
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	107
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	96
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	95
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	90
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	88
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	87
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	86
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	81
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	81
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	80
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	78
Rear brake binding	75
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	73
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	72
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	71
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	71
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	69
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	68
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	66
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	64
Windscreen washer not working	64
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	63
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	63
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	62
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	61
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	60
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	60
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	55
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	53
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	53
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	52
Windscreen has damage	51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	50
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	48
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	47
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	45
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	45
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	45
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	44
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	43
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	43
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	43
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	40
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	39
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	38
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	37
Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	37
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	37
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	37
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	36
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	35
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	35
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	35
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	34
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	34
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	33
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	33
Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	33
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	32
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	32
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))	32
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	31

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.

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MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC70s year 2005

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