2007 Volvo V50: MOT pass rate and reliability

60.2% of 2007 Volvo V50s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,807 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 140,067 miles.

How the 2007 compares

  • Against all Volvo V50s (60.8%, 29,910 tests): -0.6 points
  • Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): -4.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo V50 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo V50:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 57.7% 832 133,262
2005 57.4% 1,927 138,182
2006 58.8% 2,691 140,907
2007 60.2% 2,807 140,067
2008 59.4% 5,196 135,841
2009 62.2% 4,529 127,566
2010 61.7% 4,607 126,728
2011 61.2% 4,197 128,491
2012 64.5% 3,117 118,644

What this means if you are buying a 2007 V50

The 2007 sits close to the Volvo V50 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 19-year-old car fails on

A 2007 car is 19 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 2007 Volvo V50 the average at test was 140,067 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 2012 at 64.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 57.4%. That 7.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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