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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:

  • Other113%

Volvo Play bus pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
171100%
181100%
191100%
20250%

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:

  1. moisture around offside front fuel tank (2 times)
  2. offside front tyre wearing out of shape (2 times)
  3. surface rust on all under body components (2 times)
  4. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (1 times)
  5. chassis and floor/pan corroded (1 times)
  6. front and rear suspension corroded (1 times)
  7. Nearside Front king pin slight play (1 times)
  8. Nearside Rear advanced corrosion on chassis rail (1 times)
  9. various parts of underside corroded (1 times)
  10. Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  12. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  13. Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (1 times)
  14. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)

Volvo Play bus pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg 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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