MOT reliability

Volvo B10b bus

Q: Is the Volvo B10b bus reliable?

Across 2 Volvo B10b bus vehicles in our MOT data, 33% pass the MOT (a 67% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

Q: What is the average mileage of a Volvo B10b bus?

The typical Volvo B10b bus in our data has covered around 626,898 miles.

2 vehicles · 3 completed MOT tests analysed

33%

MOT pass rate

Based on 2 Volvo B10b bus vehicles and 3 completed MOT tests, the Volvo B10b bus has an overall 33% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 626,898 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

2.3

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Volvo B10b bus problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volvo B10b bus MOT tests:

Other129%

Volvo B10b bus pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
14	2	50%
20	1	0%

Fuel types: Diesel (2)

Most common Volvo B10b bus MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volvo B10b bus MOT tests:

Nearside front door glass marking difficult to read. (1 times)
Parking brake performance 17% of design GVW (1 times)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
Nearside Air suspension pipe leaking (2.4.D.2) (1 times)
Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (1 times)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)

Volvo B10b bus pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
1994	2	3	33%	626,898

Volvo B10b bus reliability FAQ

Across 2 Volvo B10b bus vehicles in our MOT data, 33% pass the MOT (a 67% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volvo B10b bus MOT issues are: Nearside front door glass marking difficult to read.; Parking brake performance 17% of design GVW; Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Volvo B10b bus in our data has covered around 626,898 miles.

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