Volvo V70 - 1997
364.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1997 is 338.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V70, model year 1997.
Sample size: 566 cars, 1,209 tests and 4,402 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 566 cars
The 1997 Volvo V70 has an overall defect rate of 364 per 100 vehicles, which is 8.8% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles range, where it reaches 519 per 100 vehicles. While the V70 performs better than average in the equipment category, it has notable deficiencies in steering and lights & electrics, with defect rates that exceed the yearly average by 36% and 48%, respectively. Overall, while tyre wear is a common concern, the V70's specific issues suggest a need for closer attention to its steering and electrical systems as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 566 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 13.3% better
122.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Warning device shows system malfunction
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 33.6% worse
36.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.4 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 3.6% worse
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 51.8% worse
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.5 / 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
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.2% worse
281.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 250.7 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 1.7% better
82.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 83.8 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 42.5% better
12.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 10.2% worse
67.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- 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: 289
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 283
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 270
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 226
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 192
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 159
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 150
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 121
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 109
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 30