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:
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:803 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:120,707 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure  Occurs:3,482 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault a Occurs:3,399 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:1,074 times
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:1,006 times
Nearside Side repeater not working  Occurs:11,130 times
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:4,897 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:2,186 times
Offside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:1,374 times
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:2,526 times
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:823 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:9,977 times
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Occurs:1,032 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:1,546 times
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:717 times
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:1,420 times
Windscreen has damage Occurs:19,554 times
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:651 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:3,865 times
Offside Obligatory mirror missing  Occurs:1,415 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:2,186 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:3,726 times
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:752 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:952 times
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