Volvo V70 1999: MOT failure rate for its age

45.8% of 5,294 MOT tests of the Volvo V70 first registered in 1999 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.5 (95% CI 90.7–98.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1999 Volvo V70 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo V70 built in 1999 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5294
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.7–98.3)	94.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5294
Rank among this model's 19 build years	5	of 19	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5294
Tested in 2024	281	tests	median 160,982 miles	2024	281

Built 1999 against Volvo V70 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 20: 46.9% vs 51%; age 21: 45.1% vs 47%; age 22: 45% vs 46.4%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1999 Volvo V70 by registration · All Volvo V70 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1999 Volvo V70 fail at each age?

Cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volvo V70 built 1999: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
20	2,150	46.9	44.8–49	51	92
21	1,647	45.1	42.7–47.5	47	95.9
22	1,497	45	42.5–47.6	46.4	97

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,294 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1999 Volvo V70?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1999 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 44.2 items per 100 first tests, against 35.5 across all build years of the Volvo V70. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1999 were tested at ages 20 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo V70 built 1999 against the Volvo V70 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1999, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	44.2	35.5	3,499
Brakes	29.6	19.8	2,339
Suspension	24.6	15.8	1,944
Body, chassis, structure	15	10	1,187
Steering	14.2	5.8	1,126

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,912 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1999 compare with the years around it?

Among the 19 published build years of the Volvo V70, 1999 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 1998: index 98.7. 2000: index 95.9.

Volvo V70 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	98.7	93.7–103.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,090
1999	94.5	90.7–98.3	better	5,294
2000	95.9	93.1–98.8	better	9,575
2001	103.8	101.3–106.3	worse	13,600
2002	103.8	101.8–105.8	worse	21,057
2003	104.0	101.9–106.0	worse	21,421
2004	104.0	102.1–106.0	worse	23,397
2005	99.4	97.6–101.3	no different	25,394
2006	102.4	100.2–104.6	worse	19,445
2007	98.9	96.6–101.1	no different	18,898
2008	88.3	86.2–90.3	better	22,538
2009	101.1	98.9–103.3	no different	23,984
2010	96.3	93.8–98.9	better	18,074
2011	96.8	93.6–100.0	no different	12,992
2012	105.0	101.0–109.0	worse	9,596
2013	99.9	96.0–103.9	no different	10,292
2014	94.2	90.4–97.9	better	11,910
2015	86.9	83.1–90.6	better	12,191
2016	87.7	81.3–94.2	better	4,603

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 287,351 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volvo V70 1999 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volvo-v70/1999/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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