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2012 Volvo V50
This silver 2012 Volvo V50 has passed 9 of its 12 first-attempt MOT tests; 2012 V50s tested in 2025 passed 59% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 23 July 2026, was a pass with no advisories. Mileage of 104,748 is inside the middle half of 2012 V50s tested in 2025.
CO2 band: A — 99 g/km
Rates for cars first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, single 12-month payment, correct as at April 2026. Check the current figures on GOV.UK.
Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.
Major item, 2 May 2025: Parking brake efficiency below requirements
. The car passed a retest the same day.
Major item, 2 May 2025: Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel
. The car passed a retest the same day.
Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Major item, 2 May 2025: Windscreen washer not working
. The car passed a retest the same day.
Typical UK garage price for lamp or bulb replacement: £30–£200. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Oil leak, but not excessive
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 2 May 2025: Oil leak, but not excessive
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Typical UK garage price for oil sump or gasket repair: £130–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.
Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Tyres: last recorded 19 Mar 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window.
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Against every Volvo V50 first used in 2012 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (3,004 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.
| Measure | This car | Typical 2012 V50 | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate, first attempts | 9 of 12 (75%) | 59.0% in 2025 | Higher than the group figure |
| Fails, first attempts | 1 of 12 | 37.3% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
| Fixed during the test (PRS) | 2 | 3.8% of first tests | 2 on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (23 Jul 2026) | 104,748 miles | 120,341 (middle half 92,328–149,860) | Inside the middle half; not an outlier |
| Clean passes (no advisories) | 7 of 12 | 23.2% of first tests | Higher than the group figure |
"Typical" is every Volvo V50 first used in 2012, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.
Bars: share of 2012 V50 first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.
This car: 104,748 miles at its latest test — inside the middle half.
More on this year of V50: 2012 Volvo V50 MOT statistics · all V50 years · Volvo
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No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
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This is the public record for one vehicle, drawn from two government sources: DVLA for the registration — make, year, colour, fuel, emissions, tax and MOT status — and DVSA for every MOT result and mileage reading since 2005. Nothing here costs anything, and nothing here identifies the keeper.
What it cannot tell you is the commercial history: outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and stolen markers. Those come from Experian and are not public. They are the difference between a car you can drive and a car you can lose — see SortedCars Reports, or read the longer guide on the free car check.
The DVLA and DVSA data on this page contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVLA or DVSA.