2002 Volvo C70: MOT pass rate and reliability
69.5% of 2002 Volvo C70s pass the MOT first time, measured across 256 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 95,120 miles.
How the 2002 compares
- Against all Volvo C70s (64.8%, 7,721 tests): +4.7 points
- Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): +4.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volvo C70 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo C70:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 69.5% | 256 | 95,120 |
| 2003 | 73.9% | 398 | 94,530 |
| 2004 | 67.1% | 495 | 95,311 |
| 2005 | 64% | 397 | 90,075 |
| 2006 | 59.5% | 1,036 | 99,149 |
| 2007 | 62.1% | 1,142 | 102,797 |
| 2008 | 64.3% | 1,010 | 108,044 |
| 2009 | 62.7% | 815 | 96,834 |
| 2010 | 64.4% | 717 | 91,836 |
| 2011 | 62.8% | 484 | 88,506 |
| 2012 | 72.6% | 281 | 79,640 |
| 2013 | 68.5% | 235 | 71,017 |
What this means if you are buying a 2002 C70
The 2002 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.7 points more often than the Volvo C70 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 24-year-old car fails on
A 2002 car is 24 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2002 Volvo C70 the average at test was 95,120 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2003 at 73.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 59.5%. That 14.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2003 Volvo C70 - 73.9%
- 2004 Volvo C70 - 67.1%
- 2005 Volvo C70 - 64%