343 on UK roads in 2025-24 vs 2024
On the road
343
343 licensed
Change vs 2024
-6.5%
-24 cars
New in 2025
1
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volvo S70 is a rare sight on UK roads, with 343 licensed in 2025 - down 6.5% on 2024. 1 was registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (94%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the Before 2000 era.
Licensed Volvo S70 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volvo S70 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Volvo S70 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 499 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
71%
499 MOT tests in 2025 · 407 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
68.5%
2023
74.1%
2024
71.6%
2025
71%
▲ 2.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
Too new for an age breakdown - most haven't reached MOT age (3 years) yet, so there isn't enough history to chart.
How a Volvo S70 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 495 cars tracked across years
82.4%
low · <5k
16%
avg · 5-15k
1.6%
high · 15k+
Most cover 869-4,054 miles a year (median 2,106).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 134,456 → 132,715 → 135,065 → 133,885
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Volvo S70 passes first time 71% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 3,102 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 88.9% of low-mileage cars pass versus 69.3% past 120k.
Of 118 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Volvo S70, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
