2005 Volvo C70 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2005 perform at MOT as they age

21 years

Current Age

59.8%

Latest Pass Rate

11,999

Total Tests (All Years)

86,110 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 19

This car: 59.8%

Average: 55.4%

✅ 4.4% above average (7550 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2005 Volvo C70 as it ages.

4 yrs75.3%

→ ↓3.6%

5 yrs71.7%

→ ↓1.3%

6 yrs70.4%

→ ↓5.5%

7 yrs64.9%

→ ↑0.5%

8 yrs65.4%

→ ↓4.1%

9 yrs61.3%

→ ↓0.8%

10 yrs60.5%

→ ↓0.0%

11 yrs60.5%

→ ↑0.7%

12 yrs61.2%

→ ↑0.2%

13 yrs61.4%

→ ↑0.5%

14 yrs61.9%

→ ↓1.7%

15 yrs60.2%

→ ↓0.1%

16 yrs60.1%

→ ↑0.3%

17 yrs60.4%

→ ↑3.9%

18 yrs64.3%

→ ↓4.5%

19 yrs59.8%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
4 yrs	75.3%	994
5 yrs	71.7%	965
6 yrs	70.4%	970
7 yrs	64.9%	951
8 yrs	65.4%	952
9 yrs	61.3%	922
10 yrs	60.5%	915
11 yrs	60.5%	883
12 yrs	61.2%	858
13 yrs	61.4%	578
14 yrs	61.9%	544
15 yrs	60.2%	493
16 yrs	60.1%	554
17 yrs	60.4%	422
18 yrs	64.3%	465
19 yrs	59.8%	533

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2005 Volvo C70 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (19 yrs)	59.8%	533
2023 (18 yrs)	64.3%	465
2022 (17 yrs)	60.4%	422
2021 (16 yrs)	60.1%	554
2020 (15 yrs)	60.2%	493
2019 (14 yrs)	61.9%	544
2018 (13 yrs)	61.4%	578
2017 (12 yrs)	61.2%	858
2016 (11 yrs)	60.5%	883
2015 (10 yrs)	60.5%	915
2014 (9 yrs)	61.3%	922
2013 (8 yrs)	65.4%	952
2012 (7 yrs)	64.9%	951
2011 (6 yrs)	70.4%	970
2010 (5 yrs)	71.7%	965
2009 (4 yrs)	75.3%	994

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

75.3%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 994Avg Mileage 35,295Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.7%

2010

71.7%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 965Avg Mileage 42,688Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.5%

2011

70.4%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 970Avg Mileage 49,663Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 16.2%

2012High Fail Rate

64.9%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 951Avg Mileage 55,991Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 19.7%

2013

65.4%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 952Avg Mileage 62,327Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 31.0%

2014High Fail Rate

61.3%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 922Avg Mileage 66,966Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.5%

2015High Fail Rate

60.5%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 915Avg Mileage 71,247Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 31.9%

2016High Fail Rate

60.5%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 883Avg Mileage 76,597Top Failure Brakes — 36.5%

2017High Fail Rate

61.2%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 858Avg Mileage 81,296Top Failure Suspension — 38.2%

2018High Fail Rate

61.4%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 578Avg Mileage 81,925Top Failure Suspension — 34.3%

2019High Fail Rate

61.9%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 544Avg Mileage 85,607Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 35.7%

2020High Fail Rate

60.2%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 493Avg Mileage 87,440Top Failure Suspension — 41.8%

2021High Fail Rate

60.1%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 554Avg Mileage 88,106Top Failure Suspension — 39.5%

2022High Fail Rate

60.4%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 422Avg Mileage 87,685Top Failure Brakes — 47.9%

2023High Fail Rate

64.3%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 465Avg Mileage 87,562Top Failure Suspension — 42.8%

2024High Fail Rate

59.8%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 533Avg Mileage 86,110Top Failure Suspension — 40.5%

MOT results for 2005 Volvo C70 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	4	75.3%	994	35,295	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 12.7%
2010	5	71.7%	965	42,688	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 14.5%
2011	6	70.4%	970	49,663	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 16.2%
2012	7	64.9%	951	55,991	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 19.7%
2013	8	65.4%	952	62,327	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 31.0%
2014	9	61.3%	922	66,966	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 35.5%
2015	10	60.5%	915	71,247	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 31.9%
2016	11	60.5%	883	76,597	Brakes — 36.5%
2017	12	61.2%	858	81,296	Suspension — 38.2%
2018	13	61.4%	578	81,925	Suspension — 34.3%
2019	14	61.9%	544	85,607	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 35.7%
2020	15	60.2%	493	87,440	Suspension — 41.8%
2021	16	60.1%	554	88,106	Suspension — 39.5%
2022	17	60.4%	422	87,685	Brakes — 47.9%
2023	18	64.3%	465	87,562	Suspension — 42.8%
2024	19	59.8%	533	86,110	Suspension — 40.5%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2005 Volvo C70, with age trends.

Suspension

32.6%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

32.1%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

29.3%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

24.8%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

24.3%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	9.4% (4 yrs)	40.2% (19 yrs)	+30.8%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	10.2% (4 yrs)	29.5% (19 yrs)	+19.3%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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About This Data

This page shows how Volvo C70 cars manufactured in 2005 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 11,999 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.