Volvo XC70 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

40.9% of 8,149 MOT tests of the Volvo XC70 first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.2 (95% CI 101.6–108.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 Volvo XC70 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo XC70 built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	40.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8149
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.6–108.7)	105.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8149
Rank among this model's 15 build years	12	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8149
Tested in 2024	1142	tests	median 148,965 miles	2024	1142

Built 2006 against Volvo XC70 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 39.9% vs 35.7%; age 14: 39.5% vs 35.8%; age 15: 42.5% vs 39.2%; age 16: 39.3% vs 40.1%; age 17: 43.8% vs 41.8%; age 18: 40.8% vs 42.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 Volvo XC70 by registration · All Volvo XC70 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 2006 Volvo XC70 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 XC70 built 2006: 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)
13	1,563	39.9	37.5–42.4	35.7	111.7
14	1,431	39.5	37–42	35.8	110.1
15	1,416	42.5	40–45.1	39.2	108.6
16	1,330	39.3	36.7–42	40.1	97.9
17	1,267	43.8	41.1–46.6	41.8	104.8
18	1,142	40.8	38–43.7	42.2	96.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,149 (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 2006 Volvo XC70?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 53.3 items per 100 first tests, against 23.8 across all build years of the Volvo XC70. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo XC70 built 2006 against the Volvo XC70 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	53.3	23.8	4,343
Brakes	28.8	12.2	2,348
Suspension	22.9	14.7	1,869
Tyres	7	7.8	567
Body, chassis, structure	6.6	3.7	538

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,149 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Volvo XC70, 2006 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 102.1. 2007: index 103.7.

Volvo XC70 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2002	101.7	90.3–113.1	no different (rough estimate)	666
2003	108.2	103.2–113.3	worse (rough estimate)	3,633
2004	108.2	104.1–112.3	worse	5,697
2005	102.1	98.8–105.3	no different	8,976
2006	105.2	101.6–108.7	worse	8,149
2007	103.7	100.1–107.2	worse	8,607
2008	87.2	83.3–91.2	better	6,346
2009	89.6	85.5–93.8	better	6,400
2010	97.5	93.6–101.4	no different	8,744
2011	100.4	96.8–104.0	no different	11,227
2012	110.1	105.6–114.7	worse	8,183
2013	100.5	96.3–104.7	no different	9,492
2014	92.2	88.2–96.2	better	10,423
2015	90.0	85.7–94.3	better	9,670
2016	104.8	98.8–110.8	no different	6,213

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 112,426 (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 XC70 2006 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-xc70/2006/

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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