VOLVO Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of VOLVO vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 9,557,666 VOLVO Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that VOLVOs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own VOLVO's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:851 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:2,778 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,697 times
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete  Occurs:2,493 times
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:844 times
Horn not working aii Occurs:818 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:4,907 times
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,089 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:952 times
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:737 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing  Occurs:2,275 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:2,221 times
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:6,663 times
Offside Front coil spring incomplete  Occurs:4,011 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:1,436 times
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:1,182 times
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt  Occurs:3,282 times
Offside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing  Occurs:996 times
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:944 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:12,289 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:1,428 times
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:13,021 times
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) Occurs:2,427 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:9,974 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:1,074 times
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