Volvo V70 MOT pass rate: 70.3% (37,950 tests, 2025)

The Volvo V70 passed 70.3% of its 37,950 MOT tests in 2025 — 7.2 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 17 years old with 138,659 miles on the clock.

70.3%Pass rate (2025)

37,950MOT tests analysed

138,659 miMedian mileage at test

17 yrsMedian age at test

How the V70 compares

Volvo V70

70.3%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volvo average (all models)

79.0%

What fails most on the Volvo V70

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the V70:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8,528	26.3%
2	Brakes	6,113	18.8%
3	Suspension	6,051	18.6%
4	Tyres	3,993	12.3%
5	Body, chassis, structure	2,546	7.8%
6	Steering	1,987	6.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for V70 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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V70 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2001, 2002, 2003. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2010, 2011. Full ranking and method: Volvo V70 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	4,676	62.7%	-3.9 pts	146,136
2002	6,852	62.2%	-3.5 pts	153,505
2003	7,487	62.4%	-2.7 pts	154,056
2004	8,685	62.7%	-1.6 pts	154,436
2005	10,087	64.8%	+0.3 pts	150,616
2006	7,842	65.6%	+1.1 pts	144,692
2007	7,988	67.9%	+2.8 pts	143,500
2008	9,949	72.9%	+7.7 pts	140,673
2009	10,941	70.5%	+4.1 pts	136,688
2010	8,450	75.5%	+8.2 pts	134,337
2011	6,198	77.6%	+8.4 pts	126,333
2012	4,662	77.2%	+6.0 pts	119,126
2013	5,106	77.1%	+3.8 pts	109,151
2014	5,823	81.4%	+5.5 pts	94,245
2015	5,977	84.0%	+5.3 pts	82,498
2016	2,233	85.3%	+3.9 pts	72,393

Check a specific V70 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volvo V70?

In 2025, 70.3% of 37,950 first MOT tests on the Volvo V70 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the V70 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (26.3% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Volvo V70 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 70.3% it performs below the national average at a median age of 17 years and 138,659 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.