Clean air zones
Which Volvo models meet the ULEZ standard?
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 2,274,874 MOT tests · Updated
At least 40.7% of 2,274,874 Volvo MOT tests in 2022–2025 were on cars that meet the ULEZ standard by first-use date alone [1].
- 17 Volvo models with at least 1,000 MOT tests each; the most tested is the Volvo XC60 (433,878 MOT tests)
- Range: from none by date alone (Volvo 900 Series) to at least 98.6% (Volvo XC40) of tests on cars that meet it by date
- Diesel: 66.0% of Volvo MOT tests; a diesel generally meets Euro 6 only if first used from September 2015 [2]
- Per car: the Euro standard on the V5C decides, whatever the model
The fuel, the first-use date and the Euro standard on the V5C decide it for each car. Check the reg first.
Every Volvo model page
Most tested first. The share counts MOT tests on cars first used late enough to meet the standard by date alone (petrol from 2006, diesel and hybrids from 2016, electric always), so it is a lower bound: many older Volvo cars meet it too.
| Model | MOT tests | Main fuel | Meet it by date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo XC60 ULEZ | 433,878 | Diesel (78.1%) | at least 41.9% |
| Volvo V40 ULEZ | 400,195 | Diesel (63.3%) | at least 43.6% |
| Volvo XC90 ULEZ | 282,489 | Diesel (74.1%) | at least 36.7% |
| Volvo XC40 ULEZ | 229,237 | Petrol (52.0%) | at least 98.6% |
| Volvo V70 ULEZ | 169,804 | Diesel (70.2%) | at least 3.8% |
| Volvo V60 ULEZ | 152,845 | Diesel (78.6%) | at least 43.2% |
| Volvo V50 ULEZ | 127,386 | Diesel (80.2%) | at least 10.6% |
| Volvo C30 ULEZ | 93,793 | Diesel (58.8%) | at least 36.5% |
| Volvo S60 ULEZ | 83,240 | Diesel (67.1%) | at least 23.9% |
| Volvo S40 ULEZ | 78,140 | Petrol (52.7%) | at least 23.8% |
| Volvo XC70 ULEZ | 70,711 | Diesel (96.2%) | at least 2.4% |
| Volvo V90 ULEZ | 58,483 | Diesel (68.5%) | at least 81.6% |
| Volvo C70 ULEZ | 32,657 | Petrol (52.8%) | at least 13.0% |
| Volvo S80 ULEZ | 29,525 | Diesel (76.1%) | at least 4.3% |
| Volvo S90 ULEZ | 29,152 | Diesel (76.0%) | at least 79.7% |
| Volvo C40 ULEZ | 1,872 | Electric (100.0%) | all (electric) |
| Volvo 900 Series ULEZ | 1,467 | Petrol (100.0%) | none by date alone |
Compliance is decided for each car, not for a model. A zone checks the Euro emissions standard the car was built to, which is on the V5C log book or the maker’s certificate of conformity. Check one car with our ULEZ checker or TfL’s vehicle checker.
Check one car against the clean air zones
These figures are for a model or a zone as a whole. The ULEZ checker estimates one car's status from its fuel, first registration date and VCA emissions data; the zone operator's own checker has the final word. A registration also shows the car's DVSA MOT record.
- Check a Volvo's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 2,274,874 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Transport for London, ULEZ standards and charges for cars. TfL (text used as facts; see TfL terms). Accessed 22 Sep 2026.
Zone rules are read from the operators’ own pages and GOV.UK, quote-checked against a saved copy, and dated. The Euro standard by first-use date is a guide for a group of cars; a zone decides for each car. MOT figures count class 4 normal MOT tests; vans in class 4 cannot be separated from cars in the national figures.