MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC70s year 2006

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Pass percent:65.48%

(The average a diesel VOLVO XC70 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:24,488 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1251
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1042
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	665
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	546
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	344
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	344
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	335
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	279
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	260
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	239
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	225
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	220
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	199
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	192
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	187
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	182
Registration plate issues	173
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	164
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	158
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	151
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	135
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	129
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	114
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	103
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	103
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	96
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	96
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	95
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	93
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	87
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	85
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	82
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	82
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	81
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	80
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	78
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	75
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	71
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	69
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	65
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Rear brake binding	58
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	57
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	57
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	55
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	55
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	53
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	53
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	52
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	48
Windscreen has damage	46
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	46
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	45
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	44
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	42
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Nearside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	41
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	41
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	41
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	39
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	39
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	37
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	36
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	34
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	34
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Brake hose damaged	33
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	33
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	33
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Offside Upper Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Windscreen washer not working	32
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	32
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	32
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	31
Brake pipe excessively corroded	30
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	30
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	28
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	28
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment \|1.1.6 \|c\|\|	28
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	26
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26

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 2006

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