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OV55ZBY
2005 VOLVO V70
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2401cc
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- Registration OV55ZBY
- Manufacturer VOLVO
- Model V70
- Year 2005
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2401cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
18
Passes
9
Failures
66.67%
Pass Rate
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127 Total Defects Recorded
23 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 193,289 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Headlamp lens seriously defective both (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- both front tyres wearing thin on edges
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
9 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 184,457 MI
Expiry date: 8 Oct 2025 26 Jun 202623 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 176,850 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
20 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 176,693 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
13 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 164,332 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
8 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 164,326 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
25 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 154,846 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Road wheel slightly distorted both inner beads bent (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both D bushes worn and soft (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leaks (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn uneven and soft (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front side marker light not working
- Nearside Front fog light not working
- Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
7 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 153,867 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached bottom joint (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Rear Exhaust system insecure box support broken away (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Brake performance not tested due to condition of ball joint (1.2.1 (g)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- both headlight lenses deteriorated
- Rear Road wheel slightly distorted BOTH INNER BEADS BENT (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear anti roll bar D bushes soft and worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leaks (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front side marker light not working
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both worn (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Coil spring corroded both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
5 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 140,873 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front fog light not working
- both front tyres bald inner edge
- Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes soft (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Road wheel slightly distorted n/s/f and both rear inner beads bent (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front wishbone front bush soft
- Offside Front side marker light not working
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
4 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 140,859 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone front bush and rear bush split out (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes soft (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front side marker light not working
- Offside Front wishbone front bush soft
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Road wheel slightly distorted n/s/f and both rear inner beads bent (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- both front tyres bald inner edge
26 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 127,057 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- both rear anti roll bar d bushes soft
- Offside Rear disc scored
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted inner bead bent (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone front bush soft (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front orange side marker light not working
- Offside Front fog light in op
24 Feb 2020
Fail
Mileage: 127,003 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Trailer electrical socket wiring insulation damaged or deteriorated and likely to cause a short-circuit smashed unusable (4.10 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Trailer electrical socket likely to become detached damaged has detached (4.10 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone front bush split and worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury door mirror caseing damaged (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour badly faded (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear disc scored
- Offside Front fog light in op
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone front bush soft (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted inner bead bent (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- both rear anti roll bar d bushes soft
- both front orange marker lights not working
13 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 109,366 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- both front tyres worn uneven bald inner edges
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rears worn uneven on wear bars (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front fog light inop
- Nearside Rear tyre out shape poss due to condition off rim
- Nearside Front orange marker light inop
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted inner bead slight bend (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement slight play in both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- 7 pin tow bar socket damaged
13 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 109,361 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- 7 pin tow bar socket damaged
- both front tyres worn uneven bald inner edges
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rears worn uneven on wear bars (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front fog light inop
- Nearside Rear tyre out shape poss due to condition off rim
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement slight play in both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front orange marker light inop
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted inner bead slight bend (5.2.2 (c) (i))
1 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 96,950 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Power steering fluid level low, but not below minimum (2.3.1)
- rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- both headlight lenses deteriorating
28 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 89,298 MI
Expiry date: 27 Feb 2018 26 Jun 202615 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 88,448 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2017 26 Jun 202615 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 88,444 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
14 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 88,444 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
16 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 79,523 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- engine cover and under trays fitted
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush 'd' bush (2.4.G.2)
10 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 72,002 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2015 26 Jun 202611 Nov 2013
Pass
Mileage: 63,782 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2014 26 Jun 202619 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 57,135 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
18 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 48,210 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2012 26 Jun 202619 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 42,301 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2011 26 Jun 202613 Nov 2009
Pass
Mileage: 35,480 MI
Expiry date: 24 Nov 2010 26 Jun 202614 Nov 2008
Pass
Mileage: 27,699 MI
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OV55ZBY was registered on 2005-11-24
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