Volvo V70 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volvo V70 in Great Britain in 2025 — 37,989 tests. Figures cover every V70 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the V70 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
63.8%
8.5 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
37,989
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
10.1%
of V70 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
91,250
middle half: 66,250–118,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volvo V70 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 44,845 Volvo V70 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 35,069 taxed and 9,776 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Volvo V70 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
35,069
78.2% of the 44,845 V70 cars taxed or on SORN; 399 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
9,776
declared off the road by their keepers — 21.8% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed V70 cars peaked at 82,546 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 47,477 (57.5%) to 35,069 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 3,603 at the end of 2014 to 9,776 at the end of 2025, up 171.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed V70 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k80k100k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed V70 cars, year 2014: 83kTaxed V70 cars, year 2015: 80kTaxed V70 cars, year 2016: 75kTaxed V70 cars, year 2017: 69kTaxed V70 cars, year 2018: 63kTaxed V70 cars, year 2019: 58kTaxed V70 cars, year 2020: 53kTaxed V70 cars, year 2021: 49kTaxed V70 cars, year 2022: 46kTaxed V70 cars, year 2023: 42kTaxed V70 cars, year 2024: 38kTaxed V70 cars, year 2025: 35k35k
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YearTaxed V70 cars
201482,546
201579,624
201675,098
201769,222
201863,130
201957,740
202053,157
202149,158
202245,609
202341,808
202438,300
202535,069

V70 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k8k10k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)V70 cars on SORN, year 2014: 4kV70 cars on SORN, year 2015: 5kV70 cars on SORN, year 2016: 6kV70 cars on SORN, year 2017: 7kV70 cars on SORN, year 2018: 7kV70 cars on SORN, year 2019: 8kV70 cars on SORN, year 2020: 9kV70 cars on SORN, year 2021: 9kV70 cars on SORN, year 2022: 9kV70 cars on SORN, year 2023: 9kV70 cars on SORN, year 2024: 9kV70 cars on SORN, year 2025: 10k10k
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YearV70 cars on SORN
20143,603
20154,590
20165,757
20176,575
20187,121
20197,746
20208,595
20218,612
20228,818
20239,238
20249,434
20259,776

Which model years survive

Taxed V70 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 35,069 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed V70 car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 35,068. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed V70 cars
20167402.1%
20151,9555.6%
20141,8815.4%
20131,6574.7%
20121,5034.3%
20111,9575.6%
20102,6207.5%
20093,2189.2%
20082,8658.2%
20072,2256.3%
20062,1476.1%
20052,7207.8%
20042,2386.4%
20031,9115.4%
20021,6764.8%
20011,1343.2%
20009632.7%
19997082.0%
19985721.6%
19973641.0%
All other build years (four years, each under 1%)140.0%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name V70 under this model. 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 the V70 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, V70 vs all cars, 2025.

Volvo V70All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volvo V70, vehicle age 9: 81.2%Volvo V70, vehicle age 10: 79.5%Volvo V70, vehicle age 11: 77.1%Volvo V70, vehicle age 12: 71.7%Volvo V70, vehicle age 13: 70.9%Volvo V70, vehicle age 14: 70.1%Volvo V70, vehicle age 15: 67.4%Volvo V70, vehicle age 16: 63.7%Volvo V70, vehicle age 17: 65.3%Volvo V70, vehicle age 18: 60%Volvo V70, vehicle age 19: 58.3%Volvo V70, vehicle age 20: 58%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%Volvo V70 58%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)V70 testsV70 pass rateAll cars
975681.2%74.9%
102,00079.5%71.9%
111,95577.1%68.6%
121,71971.7%65.8%
131,53570.9%63.5%
142,03770.1%61.2%
152,74567.4%59.3%
163,44763.7%58.3%
173,10165.3%57.2%
182,41860.0%57.4%
192,36758.3%57.0%
203,00658.0%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The V70's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the V70 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

V70 ahead
-10-5+0+5+10Age 9: +6.3 points vs the average car9Age 10: +7.6 points vs the average carAge 11: +8.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.9 points vs the average carAge 13: +7.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: +8.9 points vs the average carAge 15: +8.1 points vs the average car15Age 16: +5.4 points vs the average carAge 17: +8.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +2.6 points vs the average carAge 19: +1.3 points vs the average car19Age 20: +0.4 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
9+6.3
10+7.6
11+8.5
12+5.9
13+7.4
14+8.9
15+8.1
16+5.4
17+8.1
18+2.6
19+1.3
20+0.4

The V70 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the V70 fleet still in use.

01k2k3k4kAge 9: 7569Age 10: 2kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 1kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 2kAge 15: 2k15Age 16: 3kAge 17: 3k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 2k19Age 20: 3k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
9756
102,000
111,955
121,719
131,535
142,037
152,745
163,447
173,101
182,418
192,367
203,006

What a V70 fails on

Where the failure items land when a V70 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment30.5%
Brakes16.7%
Suspension16.4%
Tyres11.0%
Body, chassis, structure7.1%
Visibility5.8%
Steering5.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.4% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a V70, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 33.0% of advisories33.0%Tyres: 22.6% of advisories22.6%Brakes: 18.7% of advisories18.7%Non-component advisories: 5.7% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.7% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.2% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension33.0%
Tyres22.6%
Brakes18.7%
Non-component advisories5.7%
Body, chassis, structure4.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.2%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid V70?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested V70 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: 66.0% of 26,514 tests66.0%Diesel26,514 testsPetrol: 58.6% of 11,433 tests58.6%Petrol11,433 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel26,51466.0%
Petrol11,43358.6%

What mileage is normal for a V70?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) V70; 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 V70 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k200k9111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 9: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–106,250)Age 10: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 66,250–118,750)Age 11: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 76,250–131,250)Age 12: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 86,250–148,750)Age 13: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 96,250–158,750)Age 14: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 101,250–163,750)Age 15: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 108,750–171,250)Age 16: typical 141,250 miles (middle half 111,250–171,250)Age 17: typical 143,750 miles (middle half 113,750–176,250)Age 18: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 116,250–176,250)Age 19: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 113,750–176,250)Age 20: typical 151,250 miles (middle half 121,250–186,250)151k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
958,75078,750106,250
1066,25091,250118,750
1176,250101,250131,250
1286,250116,250148,750
1396,250126,250158,750
14101,250133,750163,750
15108,750138,750171,250
16111,250141,250171,250
17113,750143,750176,250
18116,250146,250176,250
19113,750146,250176,250
20121,250151,250186,250

What fails at each age

The V70's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureVisibilitySuspensionSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsTyres31.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes17.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.8%
6-9 yrsBody, chassis, structure8.7%
6-9 yrsVisibility6.9%
6-9 yrsEverything else22.0%
10-13 yrsTyres26.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes15.5%
10-13 yrsSuspension14.1%
10-13 yrsSteering9.3%
10-13 yrsEverything else18.5%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.5%
14+ yrsSuspension18.6%
14+ yrsBrakes18.6%
14+ yrsTyres10.5%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure8.0%
14+ yrsEverything else17.8%

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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.