2009 Volvo V70: MOT pass rate and reliability

69.3% of 2009 Volvo V70s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,701 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 141,329 miles.

How the 2009 compares

  • Against all Volvo V70s (69.4%, 41,507 tests): -0.1 points
  • Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +3.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo V70 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo V70:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1997 63.7% 532 164,247
1998 62.7% 777 164,451
1999 65.8% 941 165,111
2000 63% 1,287 158,626
2001 62.4% 1,576 150,798
2002 61.2% 2,291 157,004
2003 61.9% 2,504 157,133
2004 62.3% 2,917 159,357
2005 63.7% 3,399 154,957
2006 65.1% 2,624 146,259
2007 68.6% 2,679 145,548
2008 72.3% 3,330 144,027
2009 69.3% 3,701 141,329
2010 74.5% 2,842 137,730
2011 76.3% 2,082 131,200
2012 75.3% 1,568 126,098
2013 75.6% 1,713 115,607
2014 81.3% 1,954 100,993
2015 82.3% 2,023 88,949
2016 85.6% 744 79,427

What this means if you are buying a 2009 V70

The 2009 sits close to the Volvo V70 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 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 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 2009 Volvo V70 the average at test was 141,329 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 2016 at 85.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2002 at 61.2%. That 24.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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