Volvo C70 - 2007
291.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo C70, model year 2007.
Sample size: 1,271 cars, 3,152 tests and 9,174 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,271 cars
The 2007 Volvo C70 has an overall defect rate of 291 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average of 352 per 100 vehicles for its year, marking a 17% improvement. Notably, the C70 excels in categories like steering and visibility, showing defect rates approximately 50% lower than average. Additionally, it performs well in lights and electrics, equipment, and other defects. Although there are no standout areas of concern, the vehicle's mileage-related trends indicate that defects increase with mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles bracket, where it reaches 440 per 100 vehicles. Overall, the C70 demonstrates a solid reliability compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,271 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.7% better
119.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 52.5% better
9.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 47.5% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 36.1% better
65.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.2% better
310.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 22.8% better
42.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 66.1% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 60.8% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,190
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 870
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 512
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 480
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 404
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 375
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 317
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 263
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 232
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 210
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 184
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 171
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 88
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 59