Volvo XC70 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

18.7% of 6,213 MOT tests of the Volvo XC70 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.8 (95% CI 98.8–110.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo XC70 built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	18.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6213
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.8–110.8)	104.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6213
Rank among this model's 15 build years	11	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6213
Tested in 2024	1024	tests	median 74,295 miles	2024	1024

Built 2016 against Volvo XC70 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 15.3% vs 16.6%; age 4: 15.1% vs 15.1%; age 5: 16% vs 16.6%; age 6: 21.1% vs 17.6%; age 7: 20.3% vs 19.2%; age 8: 24.9% vs 22.2%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 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 2016 Volvo XC70 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
3	1,075	15.3	13.2–17.5	16.6	92
4	1,038	15.1	13.1–17.4	15.1	100.4
5	1,043	16	13.9–18.4	16.6	96.2
6	1,009	21.1	18.7–23.7	17.6	119.8
7	1,024	20.3	18–22.9	19.2	105.6
8	1,024	24.9	22.4–27.6	22.2	112.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,213 (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 2016 Volvo XC70?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 9.1 items per 100 first tests, against 7.8 across all build years of the Volvo XC70. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo XC70 built 2016 against the Volvo XC70 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	9.1	7.8	567
Visibility	5.3	6.9	331
Brakes	4.9	12.2	305
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.9	23.8	302
Suspension	4.8	14.7	298

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,213 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Volvo XC70, 2016 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 90.0.

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 2016 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-xc70/2016/

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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