MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC90s year 2003

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Pass percent:54.07%

(The average a diesel VOLVO XC90 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:39,596 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5718
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3143
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2550
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2123
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1726
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1719
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1642
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1505
Registration plate issues	523
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	521
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	520
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	496
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	449
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	429
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	424
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	417
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	373
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	314
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	307
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	291
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	286
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	262
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	261
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	259
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	246
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	241
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	240
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	237
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	237
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	236
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	232
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	226
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	226
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	211
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	209
Rear brake binding	193
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	186
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	183
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	183
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	174
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	172
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	165
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	158
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	151
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	147
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	147
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	142
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	142
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	130
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	130
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	115
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	111
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	109
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	106
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	101
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	101
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	95
Windscreen has damage	95
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	95
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	95
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	94
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	93
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	93
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	92
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	86
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	86
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	78
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	78
Brake pipe excessively corroded	77
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	76
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	74
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	74
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	71
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	71
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	70
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	69
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	65
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	62
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	62
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	61
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	59
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	58
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	57
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	57
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	56

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 XC90s year 2003

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