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Volvo 480 MOT Results
63.5% pass rate
from 52 tests in 2017
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Failure rates by item
Here you can drill down into the failure rates for each item on the test. We've also compared the rates to the average results for pre-1990 cars and highlighted areas where the Volvo 480 is unusually good or bad.
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27% fail on
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
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13% fail on
Position lamps
(2 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 9.6% fail on Front lamps (3 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 3.8% fail on Rear lamps
- 5.8% fail on Registration plate lamp
- 3.8% fail on Battery
- 3.8% fail on Stop lamp
- 3.8% fail on Headlamp aim
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1.9% fail on
Rear fog lamp
- 1.9% fail on Fog lamp
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1.9% fail on
Headlamps
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1.9% fail on
Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest
- 1.9% fail on Headlamp levelling device
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1.9% fail on
Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest
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13% fail on
Position lamps
(2 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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23% fail on
Brakes
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19% fail on
Brake performance
(130% worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 15% fail on Parking brake performance (3 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 7.7% fail on Rear wheels
- 3.8% fail on Service brake performance
- 1.9% fail on Brake imbalance
- 1.9% fail on Front wheels
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7.7% fail on
Parking brake
(8 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
- 7.7% fail on Condition (8 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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3.8% fail on
Hub components
- 3.8% fail on Brake pads (9 times worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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19% fail on
Brake performance
(130% worse than other pre-1990 cars)
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12% fail on
Suspension
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5.8% fail on
Prescribed areas
- 5.8% fail on Component mounting
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3.8% fail on
Wheel bearings
- 3.8% fail on Front
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1.9% fail on
Anti-roll bars
- 1.9% fail on Linkage pins/bushes/ball joints
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5.8% fail on
Prescribed areas
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9.6% fail on
Driver's view of the road
- 5.8% fail on Wipers
- 3.8% fail on Washers
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7.7% fail on
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
- 5.8% fail on Exhaust system
- 1.9% fail on Emissions
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3.8% fail on
Registration plates and VIN
- 3.8% fail on Registration plate
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1.9% fail on
Steering
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1.9% fail on
Steering system
- 1.9% fail on Track rod end
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1.9% fail on
Steering system
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1.9% fail on
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems
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1.9% fail on
Seat belts
- 1.9% fail on Prescribed areas
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1.9% fail on
Seat belts
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1.9% fail on
Body, Structure and General Items
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1.9% fail on
Vehicle structure
- 1.9% fail on Chassis
- 1.9% fail on Body condition
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1.9% fail on
Vehicle structure