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MOT reliability

Volvo Training bus

4 vehicles · 45 completed MOT tests analysed
87%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4 Volvo Training bus vehicles and 45 completed MOT tests, the Volvo Training bus has an overall 87% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 280,118 miles.

4
Vehicles
45
MOT tests
19,533
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Volvo Training bus problem areas

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

  • Other100%
  • Body & structure8%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Steering8%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%

Volvo Training bus pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
122100%
132100%
144100%
154100%
163100%
17367%
183100%
194100%
203100%

Fuel types: Diesel (4)

Most common Volvo Training bus MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (3 times)
  2. rear air tank straps corroaded (2 times)
  3. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  4. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  5. Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Outer Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a) (1 times)
  7. slight twist in both front king pins (1 times)
  8. Offside Front Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) (1 times)
  9. Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) (1 times)
  10. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear end (6.1.2 (a)) (1 times)
  11. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) (1 times)
  12. Offside Front Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (1 times)
  13. Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  14. Battery tray has slight corrossion (1 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Air suspension unit partially deflated (2.4.D.1a) (1 times)

Volvo Training bus pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1995 2 20 95% 187,180
1994 1 9 100% 210,706
1993 1 16 69% 535,408

Volvo Training bus reliability FAQ

Across 4 Volvo Training bus vehicles in our MOT data, 87% pass the MOT (a 13% failure rate), with about 0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volvo Training bus MOT issues are: Oil leak ; rear air tank straps corroaded; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b).

The typical Volvo Training bus in our data has covered around 280,118 miles.

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