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MOT reliability

Volvo Ailsa

6 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
71%
MOT pass rate

Based on 6 Volvo Ailsa vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Volvo Ailsa has an overall 71% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 298,789 miles.

6
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
179
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volvo Ailsa problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volvo Ailsa MOT tests:

  • Other143%
  • Brakes7%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Steering2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%

Volvo Ailsa pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Diesel (6)

Most common Volvo Ailsa MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volvo Ailsa MOT tests:

  1. advise smoke emissions (2 times)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.D.1a) (2 times)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.D.1a) (2 times)
  5. Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
  6. surface corrosion on air tanks (2 times)
  7. Oil leak (2 times)
  8. Vehicle structure has slight corrosion of a chassis cross member (6.1.2) (2 times)
  9. wiring fouling steering arm (2 times)
  10. corrosion on both nearside and offside front axle bump stop brackets (2 times)
  11. slight corrosion on nearside front outrigger (2 times)
  12. slight oil leak at the rear of the engine (2 times)
  13. Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly (1.5.4c) (1 times)
  14. Nearside Front Fuel system component leaking (6.7.1a) (1 times)
  15. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)

Volvo Ailsa pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1984 1 1 100% 991,267
1983 1 9 56% 230,417
1979 2 15 73% 70,200
1977 1 1 100% 251,696
1975 1 16 75% 178,956

Volvo Ailsa reliability FAQ

Across 6 Volvo Ailsa vehicles in our MOT data, 71% pass the MOT (a 29% failure rate), with about 1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volvo Ailsa MOT issues are: advise smoke emissions; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.D.1a).

The typical Volvo Ailsa in our data has covered around 298,789 miles.

Compare the Volvo Ailsa

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