MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO XC90s year 2005

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Pass percent:61.82%

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

Based on:10,720 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	737
Headlamp aim out of alignment	521
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	446
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	356
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	352
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	272
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	241
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	184
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	158
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	118
Registration plate issues	117
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	105
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	95
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	87
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	86
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	80
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	73
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	65
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	64
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	62
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	52
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	49
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	44
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	43
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	35
Windscreen washer not working	34
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	33
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	30
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	29
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	29
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	28
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	23
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	21
Windscreen has damage	21
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	21
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	18
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	17
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	17
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective \|6.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	16
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	15
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	14
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	14
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	13
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Rear brake binding	13
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	13
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	13
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	13

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 petrol VOLVO XC90s year 2005

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