Volvo 700 MOT reliability

Volvo 700s passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 817 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

817

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

1992 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 122,665 (most between 122,665 and 122,665).

2021: 83% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (100.0%)

Where 1992 700s fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

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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.