MOT reliability
Volvo Play bus
1 vehicles · 5 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate
Based on 1 Volvo Play bus vehicles and 5 completed MOT tests, the Volvo Play bus has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 613,291 miles.
1
Vehicles
5
MOT tests
182,537
Avg miles / year
3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Volvo Play bus problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Volvo Play bus MOT tests:
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Other113%
Volvo Play bus pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
| 18 | 1 | 100% |
| 19 | 1 | 100% |
| 20 | 2 | 50% |
Fuel types: Diesel (1)
Most common Volvo Play bus MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volvo Play bus MOT tests:
- moisture around offside front fuel tank (2 times)
- offside front tyre wearing out of shape (2 times)
- surface rust on all under body components (2 times)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (1 times)
- chassis and floor/pan corroded (1 times)
- front and rear suspension corroded (1 times)
- Nearside Front king pin slight play (1 times)
- Nearside Rear advanced corrosion on chassis rail (1 times)
- various parts of underside corroded (1 times)
- Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (1 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
Volvo Play bus pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 80% | 613,291 |
Volvo Play bus reliability FAQ
Across 1 Volvo Play bus vehicles in our MOT data,
80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about
3 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Volvo Play bus MOT issues are:
moisture around offside front fuel tank; offside front tyre wearing out of shape; surface rust on all under body components.
The typical Volvo Play bus in our data has covered around
613,291 miles.
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