Volvo XC70 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

27.1% of 8,183 MOT tests of the Volvo XC70 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 110.1 (95% CI 105.6–114.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Volvo XC70 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo XC70 built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	27.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8183
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 105.6–114.7)	110.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8183
Rank among this model's 15 build years	15	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8183
Tested in 2024	1330	tests	median 112,077 miles	2024	1330

Built 2012 against Volvo XC70 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 25% vs 21.5%; age 8: 27.1% vs 23.2%; age 9: 26.7% vs 24.4%; age 10: 25.4% vs 24.4%; age 11: 29% vs 26%; age 12: 29.8% vs 28.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Volvo XC70 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	1,414	25	22.8–27.3	21.5	116
8	1,353	27.1	24.8–29.5	23.2	116.7
9	1,370	26.7	24.4–29.1	24.4	109.4
10	1,369	25.4	23.2–27.8	24.4	104.4
11	1,347	29	26.6–31.4	26	111.5
12	1,330	29.8	27.4–32.3	28.5	104.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,183 (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 2012 Volvo XC70?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 11.5 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 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo XC70 built 2012 against the Volvo XC70 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	11.5	23.8	938
Suspension	10.7	14.7	872
Tyres	8	7.8	651
Steering	7.3	5.3	601
Visibility	5.6	6.9	460

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,183 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Volvo XC70, 2012 ranks 15 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 100.4. 2013: index 100.5.

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 2012 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-xc70/2012/

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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