Volvo V70: reliability by registration year
1998-2016 · 19 registration years · 36,150 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every V70 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 735 | 80.8% | 83.4% | |
| 2015 | 1,942 | 79.6% | 83.3% | |
| 2014 | 1,887 | 76.9% | 80.3% | Tyre condition (front) 13.1% |
| 2013 | 1,656 | 71.7% | 75.7% | Tyre condition (front) 14.7% |
| 2012 | 1,501 | 70.6% | 76.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.1% |
| 2011 | 1,993 | 69.9% | 77.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.8% |
| 2010 | 2,662 | 67.1% | 74.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.9% |
| 2009 | 3,328 | 63.3% | 69.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.3% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2009 V70: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (17.3%) · Tyre condition (rear) (10.2%) · Headlight aim (10.1%) | ||||
| 2008 | 3,014 | 64.9% | 71.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.7% |
| about 3 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2008 V70: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (14.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.8%) · Headlight aim (9.3%) | ||||
| 2007 | 2,320 | 59.8% | 66.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.5% |
| 2006 | 2,267 | 57.7% | 65.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 18.0% |
| 2005 | 2,886 | 57.2% | 63.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 19.8% |
| 2004 | 2,407 | 54.0% | 62.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.8% |
| 2003 | 2,042 | 54.2% | 62.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.4% |
| 2002 | 1,825 | 53.3% | 62.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.1% |
| 2001 | 1,244 | 53.9% | 64.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.1% |
| 2000 | 1,030 | 59.7% | 66.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.6% |
| 1999 | 777 | 61.1% | 66.4% | |
| 1998 | 634 | 58.5% | 63.1% | |