VolvoXC70 MOT results

In 2025, 69.4% of Volvo XC70 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 62.8% for cars of the same age. 7.4% had at least one dangerous defect (9.2% for cars the same age). The typical Volvo XC70 tested was 14 years old with 126,200 miles. Based on 16,556 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 69.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 62.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.0%passed after repair
Failed: 25.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.4%same age 9.2%
Typical mileage: 126,200at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volvo XC70All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2016	1,010	79.0%	74.8%
2015	1,584	79.5%	71.8%
2014	1,724	77.9%	68.5%
2013	1,555	75.3%	65.6%
2012	1,288	70.4%	63.2%
2011	1,785	67.5%	61.0%
2010	1,346	69.6%	59.1%
2009	972	67.8%	58.1%
2008	931	69.1%	57.0%
2007	1,151	60.6%	57.2%
2006	1,026	58.9%	56.8%
2005	1,097	59.4%	57.5%
2004	613	57.1%	57.5%
2003	380	53.2%	58.5%
2002	72	55.6%	59.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volvo XC70All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	1,668	79.5%	79.1%	85,500
10-14 years	7,873	73.4%	65.7%	113,300
15-19 years	5,380	64.0%	57.6%	148,500
20-29 years	1,635	56.9%	59.6%	166,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volvo XC70 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
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	462	2.8%	2.9×	64.7%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	424	2.6%	1.4×	76.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	354	2.1%	1.3×	70.3%
EX Exeter	South West	326	2.0%	1.8×	65.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	326	2.0%	1.1×	70.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	318	1.9%	0.9×	73.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	310	1.9%	1.4×	65.8%
SO Southampton	South East	301	1.8%	1.5×	74.4%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	286	1.7%	1.4×	65.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	283	1.7%	1.2×	65.4%
RG Reading	South East	278	1.7%	1.1×	75.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	264	1.6%	1.0×	75.8%
GU Guildford	South East	263	1.6%	1.2×	65.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	263	1.6%	1.3×	62.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	255	1.5%	1.2×	71.8%
OX Oxford	South East	251	1.5%	1.4×	70.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	249	1.5%	0.9×	70.7%
IV Inverness	Scotland	238	1.4%	3.3×	66.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	236	1.4%	1.2×	64.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	235	1.4%	1.0×	68.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	232	1.4%	1.1×	69.4%
BA Bath	South West	224	1.4%	1.6×	67.0%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	220	1.3%	0.4×	76.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	216	1.3%	0.7×	71.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	210	1.3%	1.9×	72.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	208	1.3%	1.7×	60.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	202	1.2%	1.2×	61.9%
BS Bristol	South West	196	1.2%	0.7×	56.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	196	1.2%	1.2×	62.8%
BN Brighton	South East	194	1.2%	1.0×	68.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	194	1.2%	0.9×	69.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	193	1.2%	1.3×	75.6%
RH Redhill	South East	191	1.2%	1.1×	72.3%
CH Chester	North West	187	1.1%	1.0×	61.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	187	1.1%	2.2×	68.4%
DE Derby	East Midlands	182	1.1%	0.8×	76.9%
SN Swindon	South West	181	1.1%	1.2×	64.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	174	1.1%	1.8×	71.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	171	1.0%	1.1×	74.9%
SP Salisbury	South West	166	1.0%	2.1×	68.7%
TA Taunton	South West	165	1.0%	1.5×	63.0%
PR Preston	North West	162	1.0%	1.1×	76.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	159	1.0%	0.9×	66.7%
TR Truro	South West	157	0.9%	1.6×	59.9%
PH Perth	Scotland	156	0.9%	3.2×	65.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	154	0.9%	0.6×	76.6%
NP Newport	Wales	152	0.9%	1.0×	65.1%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	150	0.9%	1.6×	58.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	150	0.9%	1.6×	61.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	147	0.9%	1.1×	70.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	146	0.9%	0.8×	71.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	137	0.8%	1.2×	58.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	136	0.8%	0.9×	77.9%
SK Stockport	North West	135	0.8%	0.8×	71.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	134	0.8%	0.7×	68.7%
DL Darlington	North East	131	0.8%	1.4×	64.9%
WA Warrington	North West	131	0.8%	0.8×	76.3%
DD Dundee	Scotland	130	0.8%	1.9×	60.0%
TS Teesside	North East	129	0.8%	0.8×	66.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	125	0.8%	0.7×	71.2%
DH Durham	North East	124	0.7%	1.5×	73.4%
CT Canterbury	South East	122	0.7%	1.0×	68.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	121	0.7%	3.8×	56.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	118	0.7%	0.9×	75.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	116	0.7%	1.3×	71.6%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	114	0.7%	0.6×	72.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	114	0.7%	1.6×	70.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	112	0.7%	0.9×	75.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	111	0.7%	0.8×	64.0%
ME Rochester	South East	109	0.7%	0.6×	76.1%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	106	0.6%	1.1×	71.7%
SL Slough	South East	105	0.6%	0.9×	83.8%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	99	0.6%	1.6×	75.8%
PA Paisley	Scotland	98	0.6%	1.3×	59.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	95	0.6%	1.4×	65.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	94	0.6%	1.5×	68.1%
M Manchester	North West	92	0.6%	0.4×	78.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	90	0.5%	0.8×	62.2%
CW Crewe	North West	89	0.5%	0.9×	75.3%
L Liverpool	North West	88	0.5%	0.5×	72.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	86	0.5%	0.7×	74.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	84	0.5%	2.2×	75.0%
BL Bolton	North West	81	0.5%	0.6×	70.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	81	0.5%	0.7×	80.2%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	78	0.5%	0.9×	71.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	75	0.5%	1.6×	74.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	70	0.4%	1.3×	72.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	68	0.4%	0.6×	69.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	65	0.4%	0.9×	66.2%
WN Wigan	North West	65	0.4%	0.8×	80.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	64	0.4%	0.4×	79.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	63	0.4%	0.8×	71.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	63	0.4%	1.0×	73.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	57	0.3%	0.8×	66.7%
OL Oldham	North West	54	0.3%	0.5×	63.0%
LU Luton	East of England	51	0.3%	0.5×	76.5%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.3%	1.2×	74.0%
NW London NW	London	47	0.3%	0.4×	85.1%
TW Twickenham	London	47	0.3%	0.4×	85.1%
SE London SE	London	43	0.3%	0.3×	67.4%
N London N	London	36	0.2%	0.3×	75.0%
WD Watford	East of England	34	0.2%	0.5×	73.5%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	32	0.2%	2.3×	68.8%
EN Enfield	London	31	0.2%	0.3×	83.9%
RM Romford	London	31	0.2%	0.2×	83.9%
W London W	London	30	0.2%	0.7×	73.3%
DA Dartford	South East	29	0.2%	0.2×	–
CR Croydon	London	27	0.2%	0.2×	–
E London E	London	23	0.1%	0.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	23	0.1%	1.6×	–
UB Southall	London	21	0.1%	0.2×	–
SW London SW	London	17	0.1%	0.2×	–
BR Bromley	London	16	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HA Harrow	London	15	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	15	<0.1%	2.0×	–
IG Ilford	London	12	<0.1%	0.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	12	<0.1%	0.3×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	1.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,045	12.4%	1.6×	65.9%
North East	808	4.9%	1.2×	69.6%
North West	1,550	9.4%	0.8×	71.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,785	10.8%	1.2×	69.9%
Wales	850	5.1%	1.1×	70.6%
West Midlands	1,233	7.4%	0.8×	74.3%
East Midlands	1,166	7.0%	1.0×	72.4%
East of England	1,588	9.6%	0.9×	68.2%
London	526	3.2%	0.3×	76.0%
South East	2,709	16.4%	1.1×	70.2%
South West	2,293	13.8%	1.3×	64.4%

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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 XC70Cars the same age

Lights and electrics13.1%16.4%
Suspension11.7%14.4%
Brakes7.4%9.1%
Tyres5.4%7.0%
Steering4.4%3.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.5%5.6%
Body and structure3.2%5.6%
Emissions and leaks1.2%4.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%1.6%

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 XC70 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.3%	4.3%	1.0×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.2%	3.5%	1.2×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.4%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.3%	2.2%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	2.2%	2.3%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.2%	1.9%	1.2×	100.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.8%	2.7%	0.7×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.7%	2.3%	0.7×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	2.7%	0.6×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.7%	1.5%	1.1×	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	18.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	11.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.2%
Coil spring: corroded	5.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.6%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	4.4%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	4.0%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	15,798	69.5%
Petrol	756	67.3%

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

MOT results for every model