2006 Volvo C70: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.5% of 2006 Volvo C70s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,036 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 99,149 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Volvo C70s (64.8%, 7,721 tests): -5.3 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -4.6 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 2006 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 2006 C70

The 2006 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.3 points less often than the Volvo C70 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2006 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 2006 Volvo C70 the average at test was 99,149 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 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Volvo C70 MOT data · Every model