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 Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:3,284 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:1,428 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:1,176 times
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:858 times
Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:1,930 times
Horn not working  Occurs:20,076 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:1,511 times
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,586 times
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:2,710 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
Front brake application uneven Occurs:15,388 times
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened  Occurs:2,258 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:9,977 times
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:1,393 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:7,045 times
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,316 times
Nearside Rear position lamp incomplete  Occurs:802 times
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:6,200 times
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine  Occurs:8,857 times
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:1,510 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:649 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Occurs:2,579 times
Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:650 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:7,041 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:9,842 times
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