Volvo V70 - 1999
393.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1999 is 349.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V70, model year 1999.
Sample size: 980 cars, 2,095 tests and 8,242 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 980 cars
The 1999 Volvo V70 has a higher overall defect rate of 393 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 345 per 100, indicating a 14% increase in issues. Notably, the model performs better than average in the categories of Body/Structure and Equipment, showing significantly fewer defects in these areas. However, it struggles with Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where its defect rates are considerably higher than the average. Mileage data reveals that as the vehicle ages, defect rates increase, particularly in the highest mileage category of over 124,000 miles, where the V70's defect rate reaches 523 per 100.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 980 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 7.8% worse
165.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 153.4 / 100 tests
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 54.4% worse
40.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 10.2% better
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.6 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 46.6% worse
107.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 73.0 / 100 tests
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 21.6% worse
324.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.9 / 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
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 26.4% better
56.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 28.1% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- 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
Other
▲ 1.4% better
55.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 56.5 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 683
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 518
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 480
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 435
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 384
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 367
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 262
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 216
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 196
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 182
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
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: 54
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 48