MOT History from tests of diesel VOLVO XC90s year 2005

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Pass percent:59.48%

(The average a diesel VOLVO XC90 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:83,517 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	5993
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4482
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	3763
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3093
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2514
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2156
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2123
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1939
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1832
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1587
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	1510
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1207
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1041
Registration plate issues	845
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	633
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	589
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	525
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	517
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	504
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	496
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	489
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	486
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	472
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	464
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	421
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	400
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	396
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	379
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	366
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	359
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	352
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	339
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	336
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	327
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	317
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	316
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	308
Windscreen washer not working	270
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	261
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	247
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	240
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	233
Rear brake binding	219
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	211
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	197
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	193
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	188
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	187
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	182
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	182
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	181
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	181
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	170
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	167
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	164
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	162
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	162
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	159
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	155
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	155
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	155
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	147
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	147
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	146
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	144
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	142
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	141
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	134
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	134
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	134
Windscreen has damage	133
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	132
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	130
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	129
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	128
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	126
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	122
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	122
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	120
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	118
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	114
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	113
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	113
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	113
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	112
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	110
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	109
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	108
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	107
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	106
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	105
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	103
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	102
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	102
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	102

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 2005

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