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Volvo C70
MOT 2023
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C70

11,540 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where C70s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 7.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

68.8%

Pass-after-fix

4.0%

Fail

26.6%

Avg miles

95,748

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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C70: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 11,540 MOT tests, the C70 returns 68.8% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a broken or weak spring. A split CV-joint boot and a missing CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 95,748, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    763 occurrences · 6.6% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    632 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    534 occurrences · 4.6% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    517 occurrences · 4.5% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    506 occurrences · 4.4% of tests

  6. 06

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    340 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    323 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    304 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    292 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    286 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this C70's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a C70?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a C70 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.