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:
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:7,041 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:5,894 times
Offside Upper Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:2,416 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,445 times
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released Occurs:865 times
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:1,582 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:11,670 times
Offside Rear Front position lamp not working  Occurs:2,181 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:13,468 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,338 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:2,557 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:8,537 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:1,030 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:1,030 times
Brake pedal spongy  Occurs:3,350 times
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Occurs:677 times
Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:5,979 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:6,455 times
Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:815 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:973 times
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:698 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:627 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:2,962 times
Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:19,291 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:2,254 times
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