# Volvo V50 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo V50 passes its MOT first time 55% of the time, from 26,141 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 55%
- MOT tests analysed: 26,141 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 21,628 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,825 | 58% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 178 | 72% |
| 2012 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 3,621 | 56% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 261 | 68% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,819 | 57% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 266 | 65% |
| 2010 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 3,416 | 55% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 596 | 55% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,033 | 52% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1,403 | 52% |
| 2008 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1,614 | 54% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 687 | 57% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 1,468 | 53% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 810 | 54% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 787 | 50% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 708 | 53% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 406 | 53% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 231 | 57% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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