Volvo XC70 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volvo XC70 in Great Britain in 2025 — 16,660 tests. Figures cover every XC70 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the XC70 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
69.4%
2.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
16,660
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.4%
of XC70 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
91,250
middle half: 68,750–116,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volvo XC70 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 16,925 Volvo XC70 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 15,369 taxed and 1,556 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 XC70 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
15,369
90.8% of the 16,925 XC70 cars taxed or on SORN; 119 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
1,556
declared off the road by their keepers — 9.2% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed XC70 cars peaked at 20,427 at the end of 2016 and has since fallen by 5,058 (24.8%) to 15,369 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 147 at the end of 2014 to 1,556 at the end of 2025, up 958.5%. 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 XC70 cars, year by year

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

05k10k15k20k25k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed XC70 cars, year 2014: 18kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2015: 20kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2016: 20kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2017: 20kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2018: 20kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2019: 19kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2020: 19kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2021: 18kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2022: 18kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2023: 17kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2024: 16kTaxed XC70 cars, year 2025: 15k15k
View this chart as a table
YearTaxed XC70 cars
201418,181
201519,661
201620,427
201720,237
201819,681
201919,206
202018,667
202118,206
202217,679
202316,915
202416,127
202515,369

XC70 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.

05001k2k2k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)XC70 cars on SORN, year 2014: 147XC70 cars on SORN, year 2015: 204XC70 cars on SORN, year 2016: 272XC70 cars on SORN, year 2017: 366XC70 cars on SORN, year 2018: 481XC70 cars on SORN, year 2019: 646XC70 cars on SORN, year 2020: 806XC70 cars on SORN, year 2021: 875XC70 cars on SORN, year 2022: 1kXC70 cars on SORN, year 2023: 1kXC70 cars on SORN, year 2024: 1kXC70 cars on SORN, year 2025: 2k2k
View this chart as a table
YearXC70 cars on SORN
2014147
2015204
2016272
2017366
2018481
2019646
2020806
2021875
20221,013
20231,198
20241,370
20251,556

Which model years survive

Taxed XC70 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 15,369 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 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 XC70 cars
20169906.4%
20151,55610.1%
20141,65410.8%
20131,4909.7%
20121,2668.2%
20111,69111.0%
20101,2748.3%
20099176.0%
20088315.4%
20071,0096.6%
20068685.6%
20059306.1%
20045143.3%
20033092.0%
All other build years (four years, each under 1%)700.5%

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 names XC70, XC70 T5 DYNAMIC ED 2WD AUTO 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 XC70 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, XC70 vs all cars, 2025.

Volvo XC70All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volvo XC70, vehicle age 9: 79.1%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 10: 79.4%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 11: 77.8%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 12: 75.4%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 13: 70.5%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 14: 67.6%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 15: 69.6%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 16: 67.9%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 17: 69.1%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 18: 60.6%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 19: 58.8%Volvo XC70, vehicle age 20: 59.3%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%Volvo XC70 59.3%All cars 57.6%
View this chart as a table
Age (years)XC70 testsXC70 pass rateAll cars
91,02079.1%74.9%
101,61079.4%71.9%
111,74077.8%68.6%
121,56275.4%65.8%
131,29670.5%63.5%
141,79167.6%61.2%
151,35769.6%59.3%
1697467.9%58.3%
1793369.1%57.2%
181,15260.6%57.4%
191,02958.8%57.0%
201,10459.3%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The XC70's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the XC70 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

XC70 ahead
-12-6+0+6+12Age 9: +4.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: +7.5 points vs the average carAge 11: +9.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: +9.6 points vs the average carAge 13: +7.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: +6.4 points vs the average carAge 15: +10.3 points vs the average car15Age 16: +9.6 points vs the average carAge 17: +11.9 points vs the average car17Age 18: +3.2 points vs the average carAge 19: +1.8 points vs the average car19Age 20: +1.7 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
View this chart as a table
Age (years)Gap (points)
9+4.2
10+7.5
11+9.2
12+9.6
13+7.0
14+6.4
15+10.3
16+9.6
17+11.9
18+3.2
19+1.8
20+1.7

The XC70 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the XC70 fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 9: 1k9Age 10: 1kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 1kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 1k15Age 16: 974Age 17: 93317Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
View this chart as a table
Age (years)First tests
91,020
101,610
111,740
121,562
131,296
141,791
151,357
16974
17933
181,152
191,029
201,104

What an XC70 fails on

Where the failure items land when an XC70 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 equipment29.9%
Suspension23.1%
Brakes15.6%
Tyres10.1%
Steering7.2%
Visibility5.6%
Body, chassis, structure5.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks1.7%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a XC70, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 32.1% of advisories32.1%Tyres: 24.9% of advisories24.9%Brakes: 21.7% of advisories21.7%Non-component advisories: 5.1% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.1% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.6% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
View this chart as a table
CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension32.1%
Tyres24.9%
Brakes21.7%
Non-component advisories5.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid XC70?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested XC70 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: 69.5% of 15,894 tests69.5%Diesel15,894 testsPetrol: 67.3% of 764 tests67.3%Petrol764 tests
View this chart as a table
FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel15,89469.5%
Petrol76467.3%

What mileage is normal for an XC70?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) XC70; 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 XC70 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k200k9111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 9: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 63,750–106,250)Age 10: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–116,250)Age 11: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 76,250–126,250)Age 12: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 86,250–138,750)Age 13: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 91,250–148,750)Age 14: typical 128,750 miles (middle half 98,750–156,250)Age 15: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 108,750–171,250)Age 16: typical 141,250 miles (middle half 111,250–168,750)Age 17: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 116,250–176,250)Age 18: typical 148,750 miles (middle half 121,250–176,250)Age 19: typical 151,250 miles (middle half 123,750–178,750)Age 20: typical 163,750 miles (middle half 133,750–193,750)163k mi

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

View this chart as a table
Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
963,75083,750106,250
1068,75091,250116,250
1176,250101,250126,250
1286,250111,250138,750
1391,250118,750148,750
1498,750128,750156,250
15108,750138,750171,250
16111,250141,250168,750
17116,250148,750176,250
18121,250148,750176,250
19123,750151,250178,750
20133,750163,750193,750

What fails at each age

The XC70'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.

SuspensionTyresBrakesSteeringLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentEverything else
View this chart as a table
Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsSuspension30.2%
6-9 yrsTyres19.8%
6-9 yrsBrakes16.4%
6-9 yrsSteering11.6%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.2%
6-9 yrsEverything else13.8%
10-13 yrsSuspension27.0%
10-13 yrsTyres18.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.3%
10-13 yrsBrakes13.3%
10-13 yrsSteering11.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.5%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.2%
14+ yrsSuspension25.0%
14+ yrsBrakes18.1%
14+ yrsTyres8.5%
14+ yrsSteering6.7%
14+ yrsEverything else13.5%

More vehicles we've checked

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.