MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
172,097 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Near side and off side ()
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Near side and off side ()
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength subframe mounting bracket (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive subframe mounting bracket (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both sides (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge all 4 (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Coolant leak ()
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both sides (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge all 4 (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle (5.3.4 (a) (i))
both rear tyres worn on edges & perished
rear brake discs slightly pitted/coroded
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Electrical wiring insulation slightly damaged or deteriorated abs wireing (4.11 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle (5.3.4 (a) (i))
both rear tyres worn on edges & perished
rear brake discs slightly pitted/coroded
front tyres wearing on outer edges
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
front tyres wearing on outer edges
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Rear Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush in axle (both sides) (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Front tyres badly worn on inside edge
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush in axle (both sides) (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Nearside Rear Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
near side shock absorber dust cover split
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
nearside rear tyre slight damage
slight in steering rack
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Front Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Nearside Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
front brake discs worn
oil leak
gear box oil leak
near side front light lense broken
slight play in streeing rack
How Reliable is the Volvo 800 Series?
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L237 DLJ is a 1994 Volvo 800 Series in White with a 1,984cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.3%.
Across all 1994 Volvo 800 Series models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.4% with a typical mileage of 136,744 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Volvo 800 Series fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 20,209 recorded failures. If you're considering buying L237 DLJ, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volvo 800 Series typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 32 years old, this Volvo 800 Series is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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L237 DLJ is a 1994 Volvo 800 Series, first registered on 10 February 1994.
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