Volvo 700 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo 700's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1985 to 1991, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo 700 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo 700 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Volvo 700 averages 33.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 3,203 |
| 1986 | 66.6% | 33.4% | 10,835 |
| 1987 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 19,571 |
| 1988 | 67.0% | 33.0% | 41,037 |
| 1989 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 56,086 |
| 1990 | 66.9% | 33.1% | 51,319 |
| 1991 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 11,204 |
Does age change how often a Volvo 700 fails?
Older Volvo 700s fail more often, as expected. The 1985 cars fail 32.6% of tests against 32.6% for the 1991. Across every year the model averages 33.0%. The 1986 is the weakest year at 33.4%, and the 1985 the strongest at 32.6%.
More on the Volvo 700
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo 700: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Volvo models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain