Volvo XC70 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volvo

Model: XC70

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 115,553 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

76.2%

Share of this model's 115,553 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

45.3 mpg

CO2 emission

165 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 5

Tax cost

£315/yr

Average vehicle miles

137,449

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

137,475

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

15.1

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

15,631

15,631 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

115,553

115,553 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

15,631On the road

Insight summary

Volvo XC70 is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 15,631 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 76.2% from 115,553 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 137,449 miles and an average age of 15.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 137,475 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, windscreen damage and coil springs. The practical read is that the Volvo XC70 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
DIESEL	14,900
PETROL	727
OTHER	2
GAS BI-FUEL	1
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,029
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,919
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,799
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,715
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,460
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,445
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,376
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,322
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	970
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	874
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	847
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	816
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	809
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	808
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	787
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	760
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	720
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	610
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	588
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	554
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	552
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	551
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	544
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	536
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	534

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 24,925 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,029

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

1,919

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

1,799

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

1,715

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

1,460

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

1,445

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

1,376

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

1,322

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

970

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

874

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

847

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

816

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

809

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

808

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

787

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

760

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

720

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

610

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

588

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

554

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

552

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

551

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

544

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

536

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

534

Volvo XC70 reliability and MOT data