Reliability report
Volvo reliability by model
20 Volvo models compared with the average car of the same age – based on UK MOT tests, cross-checked with Dutch APK and Lithuanian inspections.
Photo: M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
Volvo V40
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.9% / 21.5%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 49.1% / 46.3%
Volvo V70
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.7% / 31.3%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 61.8% / 60.5%
Volvo XC60
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 19.4% / 21.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 37.4% / 42.8%
Volvo V60
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 21.1% / 22.5%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 39.3% / 42.1%
Volvo XC40
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 9.7% / 12.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 21.4% / 27.3%
Volvo XC90
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 25.1% / 26.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 57.9% / 52.7%
Volvo V50
much worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 39.0% / 32.7%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 62.7% / 62.0%
Volvo S60
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.0% / 26.6%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 55.4% / 58.0%
Volvo C30
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 34.8% / 32.2%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 56.8% / 60.5%
Volvo XC70
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 25.6% / 29.8%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 54.7% / 58.0%
Volvo S40
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 35.6% / 32.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 62.4% / 65.0%
Volvo V90
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 15.4% / 15.1%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 37.6% / 36.8%
Volvo C70
worse than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 34.1% / 32.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 54.7% / 63.2%
Volvo S80
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 24.2% / 31.0%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 56.7% / 63.0%
Volvo S90
much better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 11.9% / 14.9%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 38.6% / 39.5%
Volvo S70
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.6% / 31.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 70.9% / 68.4%
Volvo 900
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.6% / 31.4%
Volvo 940
worse than average- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 72.9% / 68.4%
Volvo 800
about average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 31.2% / 31.4%
Volvo 240
better than average- 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate
- 29.7% / 31.4%
- 🇳🇱 APK defects
- 67.4% / 68.4%
The figure after the slash is the average for cars of the same age in that country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photos: Wikimedia Commons – authors and licences on the model pages.