Does the Volvo S70 fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?
The Volvo S70 records 1.01 road wheels failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.38 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.63, 95% interval +0.31 to +0.96). It ranks 22 of 516 models on road wheels (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on road wheels · check a Volvo S70 by registration
What exactly fails on road wheels?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volvo S70 is “A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud”, recorded 31 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud | 31 | 0.83 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,748 (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
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