Volvo MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Volvo in Great Britain in 2025 — 605,218 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Volvo pass rate 2025
75.3%
3.0 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Volvo class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
605,218
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
17
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
8.0%
of Volvo first tests; national 7.3%

How many Volvo cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 826,314 Volvo cars that were taxed or on SORN: 759,280 taxed and 67,034 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 91.9% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 61 named Volvo car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 4,195 taxed Volvo cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
759,280
91.9% of the 826,314 Volvo cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
67,034
declared off the road by their keepers — 8.1% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Volvo cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Volvo vs all cars, 2025.

VolvoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volvo, vehicle age 3: 90.6%Volvo, vehicle age 4: 90%Volvo, vehicle age 5: 89%Volvo, vehicle age 6: 85.8%Volvo, vehicle age 7: 84%Volvo, vehicle age 8: 79.5%Volvo, vehicle age 9: 76%Volvo, vehicle age 10: 72.7%Volvo, vehicle age 11: 70.4%Volvo, vehicle age 12: 69.5%Volvo, vehicle age 13: 66.3%Volvo, vehicle age 14: 64.3%Volvo, vehicle age 15: 62.7%Volvo, vehicle age 16: 60.3%Volvo, vehicle age 17: 58.3%Volvo, vehicle age 18: 58.3%Volvo, vehicle age 19: 58%Volvo, vehicle age 20: 57.3%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Volvo 57.3%
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Age (years)Volvo testsVolvo pass rateAll cars
335,27490.6%88.5%
447,21390.0%87.2%
544,79989.0%86.0%
654,15085.8%83.5%
747,85984.0%80.9%
842,36479.5%78.2%
942,89376.0%74.9%
1039,18772.7%71.9%
1135,87370.4%68.6%
1228,37769.5%65.8%
1326,44766.3%63.5%
1425,35864.3%61.2%
1525,99162.7%59.3%
1622,12860.3%58.3%
1716,95258.3%57.2%
1813,57258.3%57.4%
1911,04958.0%57.0%
2010,86157.3%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Volvo's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Volvo beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Volvo aheadVolvo behind
-4-2+0+2+4Age 3: +2.1 points vs the average car3Age 4: +2.8 points vs the average carAge 5: +3.0 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.1 points vs the average car7Age 8: +1.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +1.1 points vs the average car9Age 10: +0.8 points vs the average carAge 11: +1.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: +3.7 points vs the average carAge 13: +2.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: +3.1 points vs the average carAge 15: +3.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.0 points vs the average carAge 17: +1.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +0.9 points vs the average carAge 19: +1.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: -0.3 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+2.1
4+2.8
5+3.0
6+2.3
7+3.1
8+1.3
9+1.1
10+0.8
11+1.8
12+3.7
13+2.8
14+3.1
15+3.4
16+2.0
17+1.1
18+0.9
19+1.0
20-0.3

The Volvo fleet on the road, by age

How many Volvo cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Volvo fleet still in use.

015k30k45k60kAge 3: 35k3Age 4: 47kAge 5: 44k5Age 6: 54kAge 7: 47k7Age 8: 42kAge 9: 42k9Age 10: 39kAge 11: 35k11Age 12: 28kAge 13: 26k13Age 14: 25kAge 15: 25k15Age 16: 22kAge 17: 16k17Age 18: 13kAge 19: 11k19Age 20: 10k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
335,274
447,213
544,799
654,150
747,859
842,364
942,893
1039,187
1135,873
1228,377
1326,447
1425,358
1525,991
1622,128
1716,952
1813,572
1911,049
2010,861

What a Volvo fails on

Where the failure items land when a Volvo fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Volvo's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.3%
Suspension19.0%
Tyres17.3%
Brakes17.2%
Body, chassis, structure6.1%
Visibility6.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.5%
Steering4.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.5% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Volvo, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 34.0% of advisories34.0%Brakes: 24.5% of advisories24.5%Suspension: 21.9% of advisories21.9%Non-component advisories: 6.6% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.4% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 2.3% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres34.0%
Brakes24.5%
Suspension21.9%
Non-component advisories6.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.4%
Body, chassis, structure2.3%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Volvo?

First-time pass rate for the five most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 71.0% of 351,520 tests71.0%Diesel351,520 testsPetrol: 76.1% of 156,720 tests76.1%Petrol156,720 testsHybrid electric: 90.1% of 74,348 tests90.1%Hybrid74,348 testsElectric diesel: 88.0% of 15,982 tests88.0%Electric diesel15,982 testsElectric: 89.1% of 6,512 tests89.1%Electric6,512 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel351,52071.0%
Petrol156,72076.1%
Hybrid electric74,34890.1%
Electric diesel15,98288.0%
Electric6,51289.1%

What mileage is normal for a Volvo?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Volvo class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Volvo; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Volvo (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k200k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 4: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–46,250)Age 5: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–53,750)Age 6: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 7: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 43,750–76,250)Age 8: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 53,750–91,250)Age 9: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–101,250)Age 10: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–113,750)Age 11: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 76,250–123,750)Age 12: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 83,750–133,750)Age 13: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 14: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 96,250–151,250)Age 15: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 98,750–153,750)Age 16: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 96,250–153,750)Age 17: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 101,250–158,750)Age 18: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 101,250–163,750)Age 19: typical 136,250 miles (middle half 103,750–168,750)Age 20: typical 143,750 miles (middle half 111,250–176,250)143k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
321,25028,75038,750
426,25036,25046,250
531,25041,25053,750
636,25051,25066,250
743,75058,75076,250
853,75071,25091,250
961,25078,750101,250
1068,75088,750113,750
1176,25098,750123,750
1283,750108,750133,750
1388,750116,250143,750
1496,250123,750151,250
1598,750126,250153,750
1696,250126,250153,750
17101,250128,750158,750
18101,250133,750163,750
19103,750136,250168,750
20111,250143,750176,250

Every Volvo model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 17 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
XC60119,33680.2%151,1912,68398.3%
V4097,28971.6%94,6934,53895.4%
XC4088,84890.0%168,9611,82898.9%
XC9074,79776.0%93,5047,03993.0%
V6041,21077.5%42,78888398.0%
V7037,98963.8%35,0699,77678.2%
V5026,14155.2%23,9163,81386.2%
C3020,61758.4%19,3252,14390.0%
S6019,15472.2%18,8664,52680.7%
V9016,68484.1%17,82528898.4%
XC7016,66069.4%15,3691,55690.8%
S4015,23857.7%13,9935,53471.7%
S907,81486.8%7,53520797.3%
C706,84960.0%5,7373,09165.0%
S806,20769.0%5,7682,55569.3%
900 Series2,90464.7%2,3903,49940.6%
C402,00389.9%6,90715697.8%

Volvo models ranked by pass rate

All 15 grouped Volvo car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Volvo XC4088,84890.0%
2Volvo S907,81486.8%
3Volvo V9016,68484.1%
4Volvo XC60119,33680.2%
5Volvo V6041,21077.5%
6Volvo XC9074,79776.0%
7Volvo S6019,15472.2%
8Volvo V4097,28971.6%
9Volvo XC7016,66069.4%
10Volvo S806,20769.0%
11Volvo V7037,98963.8%
12Volvo C706,84960.0%
13Volvo C3020,61758.4%
14Volvo S4015,23857.7%
15Volvo V5026,14155.2%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.