MOT Check for VOLVO S40s

The VOLVO S40 makes up 929,318 of the overall 8,314,029 VOLVO MOT test results. Select your S40 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated  Occurs:325 times
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure  Occurs:385 times
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:307 times
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:1,660 times
Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:795 times
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:694 times
Offside Rear All position lamps not working  Occurs:474 times
Hazard warning lamps inoperative  Occurs:119 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:1,151 times
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:68 times
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:352 times
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement Occurs:364 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:205 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:371 times
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing  Occurs:89 times
Offside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:21,260 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:81 times
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:1,266 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Occurs:276 times
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:159 times
Registration plate lamp issues Occurs:124,171 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault  Occurs:468 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:215 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:397 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:158 times
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