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MOT reliability

Volvo Fire engine

3 vehicles · 27 completed MOT tests analysed
74%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Volvo Fire engine vehicles and 27 completed MOT tests, the Volvo Fire engine has an overall 74% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 137,723 miles.

3
Vehicles
27
MOT tests
7,319
Avg miles / year
2.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volvo Fire engine problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volvo Fire engine MOT tests:

  • Other69%
  • Steering12%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension11%
  • Visibility8%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%

Volvo Fire engine pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
141100%
152100%
16367%
171100%
181100%
19250%
20250%

Fuel types: Diesel (3)

Most common Volvo Fire engine MOT faults

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

  1. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (4 times)
  2. Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (2 times)
  3. Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
  4. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (2 times)
  5. Air leak (body system) (2 times)
  6. Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) (2 times)
  7. Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) (2 times)
  8. Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a)) (2 times)
  9. Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing All (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (2 times)
  10. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  11. Nearside Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (2 times)
  12. clutch slave cylinder leaking air (2 times)
  13. fuel tank loose (2 times)
  14. Exhaust front pipe pin-holed. (1 times)
  15. Coolant leak (1 times)

Volvo Fire engine pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1992 1 11 91% 248,784
1990 1 4 75% 54,789
1988 1 12 58% 109,597

Volvo Fire engine reliability FAQ

Across 3 Volvo Fire engine vehicles in our MOT data, 74% pass the MOT (a 26% failure rate), with about 2.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volvo Fire engine MOT issues are: Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c); Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f).

The typical Volvo Fire engine in our data has covered around 137,723 miles.

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