# Volvo 800 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo 800 passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 1,641 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,641 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 121 | 60% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 697 | 61% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 78 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1996 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 504 | 65% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1995 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 163 | 67% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 53 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |

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