# Volvo 300 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo 300 passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 206 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 206 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 55% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 73% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 46 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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