Volvo V70 - 2011
216.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V70, model year 2011.
Sample size: 2,205 cars, 4,921 tests and 10,664 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 2,205 cars
The 2011 Volvo V70 has an overall defect rate of 217 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 20% lower than the average for its year at 271 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the model shows significantly fewer issues with brakes, body structure, and equipment compared to the average car, with reductions in defect rates of 34%, 25%, and 60% respectively. It performs worse in the early mileage category (0–31,000 miles) compared to the average, but shows improvement in higher mileage ranges. Overall, the V70 stands out positively in several important categories, making it a reliable choice relative to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,205 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 32.2% better
74.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 7.0% worse
16.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
▲ 4.7% better
20.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 10.7% better
61.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in 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
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.0% better
223.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 29.1% better
22.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 62.2% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 59.0% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 1,650
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 897
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 785
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 576
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 543
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 471
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 397
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 301
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 282
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 249
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 158
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61