Volvo 100 MOT reliability

Volvo 100s passed their MOT first time 93% of the time across 29 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 29 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

93%

MOTs analysed

29

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1972 petrol

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 82,311 (most between 63,290 and 92,339).

2021: 57% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (16.7%)

Where 1972 100s fail

Lights & electrics

16.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.