Petrol Volvo Xc70: MOT pass rate

72.9% of petrol Volvo Xc70s pass the MOT first time, measured across 785 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 121,005.

Petrol against the other Volvo Xc70 versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Volvo Xc70 specifically, diesel is the strongest at 74.1%, and this petrol version sits 1.2 points below the 74.1% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Volvo Xc70 fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Volvo Xc70 had covered 121,005 miles at test, against 126,901 for the diesel. That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volvo Xc70 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Volvo Xc70

1. Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap, 2.4% of tests (19.18x the national rate for this defect)
2. Headlamp reflector or lens seriously defective or missing, 2.4% of tests (11.12x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 2% of tests (5.51x the national rate for this defect)
4. Warning device shows system malfunction, 2.3% of tests (5.49x the national rate for this defect)
5. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests (4.24x the national rate for this defect)
6. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.1% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 11.5% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.1% of tests (2.27x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5.2% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.8% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)

From 792 DVSA-tracked petrol Volvo Xc70 tests, 2024, split out from the Volvo Xc70's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 3.01% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Volvo Xc70

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched, 4.3% of tests (7.66x the national rate for this defect)
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 4.8% of tests (4.34x the national rate for this defect)
3. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 5.7% of tests (4.15x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 10.6% of tests (2.71x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 7.3% of tests (2.57x the national rate for this defect)
6. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.3% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 28.5% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect), also fails
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 10% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.4% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.2% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)

From 792 DVSA-tracked petrol Volvo Xc70 tests, 2024.

Other Volvo Xc70 fuel types

• Diesel Volvo Xc70 - 74.1%

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