Volvo V70 - 1998
384.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1998 is 342.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V70, model year 1998.
Sample size: 789 cars, 1,665 tests and 6,403 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 789 cars
The 1998 Volvo V70 has an overall defect rate of 385 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average for cars of the same year. It shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly for vehicles with over 124,000 miles, where the rate reaches 496 per 100. While the V70 performs better than average in the equipment category, showing a 21% lower defect rate, it notably struggles in areas like steering, lights and electrics, and wheels, with defect rates significantly above the average. These findings suggest that while the V70 may have fewer issues with equipment, it faces challenges in critical systems as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 789 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 1.1% worse
151.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 149.4 / 100 tests
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 25.4% worse
32.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.6 / 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
▲ 2.3% better
25.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.3 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 56.5% worse
104.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 66.7 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.1% worse
309.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 257.8 / 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 6.1% better
75.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.5 / 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
▲ 25.0% better
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 6.1% better
55.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 437
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 436
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 369
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 328
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 318
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 316
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 192
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 191
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 141
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 138
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
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: 40
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 40