# Volvo 700 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo 700 passes its MOT first time 69% of the time, from 817 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 69%
- MOT tests analysed: 817 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 56% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 226 | 70% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 225 | 68% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 1989 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 165 | 71% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 71 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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