VolvoC70 MOT results

In 2025, 60.0% of Volvo C70 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 58.7% for cars of the same age. 10.7% had at least one dangerous defect (9.9% for cars the same age). The typical Volvo C70 tested was 17 years old with 94,600 miles. Based on 6,765 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Volvo C70 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 60.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.9%passed after repair
Failed: 34.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.7%same age 9.9%
Typical mileage: 94,600at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volvo C70All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2013	225	65.8%	65.6%
2012	271	65.7%	63.2%
2011	453	63.4%	61.0%
2010	650	58.6%	59.1%
2009	730	56.0%	58.1%
2008	879	57.1%	57.0%
2007	1,004	56.1%	57.2%
2006	853	57.7%	56.8%
2005	336	61.6%	57.5%
2004	411	61.6%	57.5%
2003	341	68.3%	58.5%
2002	198	65.7%	59.4%
2001	165	68.5%	60.9%
2000	120	65.8%	62.2%
1999	81	65.4%	64.2%
1998	45	66.7%	65.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volvo C70All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	1,208	63.5%	65.7%	83,400
15-19 years	3,978	56.9%	57.6%	98,200
20-29 years	1,579	65.0%	59.6%	94,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volvo C70 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	184	2.7%	0.9×	66.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	156	2.3%	1.2×	63.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	151	2.2%	1.2×	58.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	142	2.1%	1.5×	54.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	140	2.1%	0.9×	72.9%
TN Tonbridge	South East	134	2.0%	1.5×	61.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	132	2.0%	1.3×	68.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	127	1.9%	1.1×	63.8%
PO Portsmouth	South East	125	1.8%	1.3×	50.4%
BN Brighton	South East	119	1.8%	1.5×	50.4%
RG Reading	South East	114	1.7%	1.1×	62.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	112	1.7%	1.4×	58.0%
EX Exeter	South West	110	1.6%	1.4×	52.7%
BS Bristol	South West	109	1.6%	0.9×	45.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	106	1.6%	1.2×	57.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	103	1.5%	1.5×	45.6%
GU Guildford	South East	100	1.5%	1.1×	59.0%
CH Chester	North West	98	1.4%	1.3×	55.1%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	97	1.4%	1.1×	61.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	95	1.4%	0.9×	52.6%
OX Oxford	South East	95	1.4%	1.3×	56.8%
SO Southampton	South East	89	1.3%	1.1×	62.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	88	1.3%	1.1×	52.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	87	1.3%	1.0×	59.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	86	1.3%	2.5×	57.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	84	1.2%	1.3×	50.0%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	84	1.2%	1.3×	51.2%
DE Derby	East Midlands	83	1.2%	0.9×	57.8%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	83	1.2%	0.9×	65.1%
ME Rochester	South East	80	1.2%	1.1×	68.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	79	1.2%	1.5×	59.5%
RH Redhill	South East	79	1.2%	1.1×	63.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	78	1.2%	0.7×	55.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	78	1.2%	1.1×	67.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	76	1.1%	0.7×	68.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	76	1.1%	1.1×	48.7%
SN Swindon	South West	75	1.1%	1.2×	61.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	71	1.0%	0.9×	69.0%
PR Preston	North West	69	1.0%	1.1×	66.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	69	1.0%	0.9×	63.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	68	1.0%	1.1×	66.2%
BA Bath	South West	65	1.0%	1.1×	55.4%
SL Slough	South East	63	0.9%	1.3×	73.0%
WA Warrington	North West	62	0.9%	0.9×	64.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	61	0.9%	0.7×	68.9%
M Manchester	North West	59	0.9%	0.6×	72.9%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	58	0.9%	1.5×	56.9%
SE London SE	London	58	0.9%	1.1×	55.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	58	0.9%	1.0×	70.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	58	0.9%	1.5×	56.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	57	0.8%	1.1×	61.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	56	0.8%	1.0×	73.2%
TR Truro	South West	55	0.8%	1.3×	60.0%
SK Stockport	North West	51	0.8%	0.8×	56.9%
L Liverpool	North West	50	0.7%	0.7×	60.0%
BL Bolton	North West	48	0.7%	0.9×	50.0%
LU Luton	East of England	48	0.7%	1.1×	64.6%
TS Teesside	North East	48	0.7%	0.8×	52.1%
NP Newport	Wales	46	0.7%	0.8×	47.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	46	0.7%	0.9×	56.5%
BB Blackburn	North West	45	0.7%	0.8×	66.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	45	0.7%	0.9×	51.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	43	0.6%	1.5×	48.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	43	0.6%	0.9×	55.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	42	0.6%	1.0×	50.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	41	0.6%	0.9×	51.2%
AL St Albans	East of England	39	0.6%	1.3×	66.7%
CR Croydon	London	39	0.6%	0.9×	66.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	39	0.6%	0.9×	51.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	39	0.6%	1.2×	66.7%
TA Taunton	South West	39	0.6%	0.9×	56.4%
TW Twickenham	London	39	0.6%	0.8×	66.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.6%	0.7×	66.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	39	0.6%	0.9×	61.5%
DA Dartford	South East	37	0.5%	0.8×	73.0%
DH Durham	North East	36	0.5%	1.1×	61.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	36	0.5%	1.4×	55.6%
LA Lancaster	North West	36	0.5%	1.0×	61.1%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	36	0.5%	0.7×	61.1%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	0.5%	0.6×	68.6%
CW Crewe	North West	35	0.5%	0.9×	60.0%
E London E	London	35	0.5%	0.6×	74.3%
N London N	London	33	0.5%	0.7×	75.8%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	32	0.5%	1.3×	59.4%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	32	0.5%	1.0×	65.6%
NW London NW	London	32	0.5%	0.7×	59.4%
WN Wigan	North West	32	0.5%	1.0×	40.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	30	0.4%	1.0×	50.0%
OL Oldham	North West	30	0.4%	0.6×	66.7%
DL Darlington	North East	28	0.4%	0.7×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	28	0.4%	1.0×	–
W London W	London	28	0.4%	1.6×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	27	0.4%	1.1×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	25	0.4%	0.9×	–
HA Harrow	London	25	0.4%	0.6×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.4%	0.9×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	25	0.4%	0.7×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	25	0.4%	0.7×	–
RM Romford	London	25	0.4%	0.5×	–
WD Watford	East of England	23	0.3%	0.9×	–
SW London SW	London	21	0.3%	0.7×	–
UB Southall	London	20	0.3%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	19	0.3%	0.4×	–
EN Enfield	London	18	0.3%	0.5×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	18	0.3%	0.6×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	18	0.3%	0.9×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	17	0.3%	0.8×	–
BR Bromley	London	15	0.2%	0.6×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.2%	0.7×	–
SM Sutton	London	14	0.2%	0.9×	–
IG Ilford	London	13	0.2%	0.4×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	11	0.2%	0.7×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.2%	0.7×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	381	5.6%	0.7×	59.8%
North East	205	3.0%	0.8×	59.5%
North West	700	10.3%	0.9×	59.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	557	8.2%	0.9×	63.6%
Wales	319	4.7%	1.0×	56.4%
West Midlands	659	9.7%	1.0×	63.4%
East Midlands	507	7.5%	1.1×	62.1%
East of England	809	12.0%	1.2×	58.7%
London	471	7.0%	0.7×	66.0%
South East	1,276	18.9%	1.2×	60.0%
South West	880	13.0%	1.2×	54.1%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Volvo C70Cars the same age

Lights and electrics15.0%19.7%
Suspension14.9%16.6%
Brakes10.7%11.0%
Tyres9.7%6.8%
Body and structure8.6%7.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.5%6.6%
Emissions and leaks4.0%6.0%
Steering3.5%3.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.5%2.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Volvo C70 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	6.7%	2.8%	2.4×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	5.8%	3.4%	1.7×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.5%	5.4%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.9%	1.7%	2.3×	100.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.6%	2.4%	1.5×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	2.7%	1.5%	1.8×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.2%	2.5%	0.9×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	2.1%	1.6%	1.3×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.1%	2.4%	0.9×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	2.0%	2.1%	1.0×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	22.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	10.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.9%
Coil spring: corroded	7.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.0%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	5.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.6%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	4.8%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	4.4%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	3,471	60.9%
Diesel	3,287	59.0%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model