1995 Volvo 800 Series: MOT pass rate and reliability
69.3% of 1995 Volvo 800 Series pass the MOT first time, measured across 535 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 142,742 miles.
How the 1995 compares
- Against all Volvo 800 Series (68%, 1,788 tests): +1.3 points
- Against all 1995 cars (71.3%): -2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volvo 800 Series model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1995 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo 800 Series:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.3% | 535 | 142,742 |
| 1996 | 67.4% | 832 | 148,344 |
What this means if you are buying a 1995 800 Series
The 1995 sits close to the Volvo 800 Series average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 31-year-old car fails on
A 1995 car is 31 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 1995 Volvo 800 Series the average at test was 142,742 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
1995 is the strongest year on record for this model at 69.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 1996 Volvo 800 Series - 67.4%