Volvo V50 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo V50's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2004 to 2012, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo V50 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo V50 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 V50 averages 27.3% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 64,842 |
| 2005 | 72.1% | 27.9% | 132,822 |
| 2006 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 116,906 |
| 2007 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 100,472 |
| 2008 | 71.9% | 28.1% | 161,740 |
| 2009 | 73.1% | 26.9% | 115,754 |
| 2010 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 103,928 |
| 2011 | 73.1% | 26.9% | 80,004 |
| 2012 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 51,747 |
Does age change how often a Volvo V50 fails?
Older Volvo V50s fail more often, as expected. The 2004 cars fail 28.5% of tests against 25.6% for the 2012. Across every year the model averages 27.3%. The 2004 is the weakest year at 28.5%, and the 2012 the strongest at 25.6%.
More on the Volvo V50
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo V50: 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