Does the Volvo C70 fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Volvo C70 records 26.79 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 27.56 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.77, 95% interval −1.19 to −0.34). It ranks 311 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volvo C70 is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 4,691 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 4,691 | 7.96 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 4,458 | 7.56 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 2,298 | 3.90 |
| A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage | 1,706 | 2.89 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 1,524 | 2.58 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 58,964 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Volvo C70 gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
22.5% of Volvo C70 MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,681 miles later (10,280 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,280 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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