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Volvo V70 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Volvo V70 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 169,439 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 15 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 15 (n=13,210)35.4%
All cars at 15 years (n=5,591,675)41.6%
Median mileage at test137,379
All cars, median mileage100,157

83 of 280 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 15 years.

What stands out

  • At 7 years the Volvo V70 fails 17.1% of MOTs (2,819 tests), 3.6 points below the 20.6% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 40.2% (3,637 tests), 3.9 points above the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 14 years: 7.6 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 15 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 3 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

7 years 25 years 51.0%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Volvo V70: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
7 years17.1%2,81920.6%−3.6 pts65,949 miles
8 years19.3%4,78123.8%−4.4 pts75,746 miles
9 years21.7%6,48727.1%−5.5 pts86,137 miles
10 years23.1%7,29830.3%−7.2 pts97,592 miles
11 years25.9%7,44833.3%−7.4 pts108,931 miles
12 years29.5%8,49636.0%−6.5 pts119,935 miles
13 years30.9%10,62138.3%−7.4 pts126,346 miles
14 years32.6%12,56140.3%−7.6 pts132,039 miles
15 years35.4%13,21041.6%−6.2 pts137,379 miles
16 years37.5%12,96142.6%−5.1 pts140,698 miles
17 years39.5%12,90443.1%−3.6 pts144,374 miles
18 years42.4%12,58243.3%−0.9 pts148,078 miles
19 years44.3%12,52543.2%+1.1 pts150,710 miles
20 years45.4%11,98342.8%+2.6 pts153,524 miles
21 years46.1%9,95342.1%+4.1 pts151,856 miles
22 years46.3%8,14341.0%+5.3 pts150,518 miles
23 years44.0%6,30939.6%+4.4 pts151,559 miles
24 years43.1%4,72137.8%+5.3 pts152,064 miles
25 years40.2%3,63736.3%+3.9 pts158,154 miles

Most common fail items at 15 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major3
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major2.3

Out of 13,210 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Side/position light not working Major7
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous3.9
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.2
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major2.9
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Major2.7
Headlamp aim: too low Major2.6
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2.2

Out of 13,210 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 15 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Volvo V5044.8%18,34441.6%
Volvo C3042.5%16,06241.6%
Volvo XC9038.6%13,75341.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
199924 years in 202338.1%1,08537.8%
200025 years in 202539.6%1,08336.3%
200124 years in 202545.0%1,29937.8%
200223 years in 202545.7%1,91739.6%
200322 years in 202545.2%2,15841.0%
200421 years in 202545.3%2,51742.1%
200520 years in 202541.9%3,01742.8%
200619 years in 202541.4%2,39343.2%
200718 years in 202539.7%2,43643.3%
200817 years in 202534.4%3,12443.1%
200916 years in 202536.1%3,46742.6%
201015 years in 202532.5%2,75741.6%
201114 years in 202529.8%2,04640.3%
201213 years in 202528.9%1,54838.3%
201312 years in 202528.1%1,72836.0%
201411 years in 202522.8%1,96233.3%
201510 years in 202520.5%2,00830.3%

More on the Volvo V70

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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