Volvo C70 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volvo

Model: C70

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 57,218 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

70.5%

Share of this model's 57,218 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£375/yr

Average vehicle miles

103,083

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

103,083

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

17.9

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

6,091

6,091 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

57,218

57,218 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,091On the road

Insight summary

Volvo C70 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,091 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 70.5% from 57,218 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 103,083 miles and an average age of 17.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 103,083 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, driveshaft boots and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Volvo C70 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	3,070
DIESEL	3,017
LPG	4

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,430
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	964
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	904
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	885
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	870
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	867
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	855
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	826
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	811
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	746
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	727
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	699
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	696
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	660
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	629
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	624
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	523
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	520
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	501
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	459
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	437
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	400
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	400
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	389
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	387

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 17,209 defects across this top 25 set

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,430

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

964

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

904

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

885

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

870

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

867

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

855

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

826

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

811

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

746

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

727

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

699

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

696

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

660

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

629

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

624

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

523

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

520

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

501

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

459

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

437

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

400

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

400

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

389

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

387

Volvo C70 reliability and MOT data