MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
141,349 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
both rear trailing arms front bushes separating - espically o/s
n/s/f marker light not working
n/s/r brake pipe corroding
n/s/r tyre perishing/cracking to inner side wall
Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
both rear trailing arms front bushes separating - espically o/s
n/s/f marker light not working
n/s/r brake pipe corroding
n/s/r outer side light not working
n/s/r tyre perishing/cracking to inner side wall
corrosion to exhaust system - weak
rear trailing arms front bushes separating
corrosion to exhaust system in places
n/s/f marker light not working
nail in o/s/f tyre
rear trailing arms front bushes separating - esp; o/s
slight n/s/f brake judder
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
corrosion to exhaust system in places
n/s/f marker light not working
nail in o/s/f tyre
rear trailing arms front bushes separating - esp; o/s
slight n/s/f brake judder
both front tyres worn edges nearside approaching limit
both rear trailing arms front bushes seperating
front brakes judder
nail in nearside front tyre
nearside front foglight cracked
nearside front indicator colour fading
nearside front marker light inop
rear suspension trailing arms front bushes seperating
offside rear trailing arm front bush starting to seperate
slight nearside front ball joint play
How Reliable is the Volvo S40?
Based on 1,390,271 MOT tests across 104,646 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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R348 LKV is a 1998 Volvo S40 in Black with a 1,855cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 10 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70%.
Across all 1998 Volvo S40 models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.5% with a typical mileage of 95,920 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Volvo S40 fails its MOT is position lamp(s) not working, accounting for 60,127 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R348 LKV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volvo S40 typically stays on UK roads for around 30 years. At 28 years old, this Volvo S40 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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R348 LKV is a 1998 Volvo S40, first registered on 27 March 1998.
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