23,916 on UK roads in 2025-3,684 vs 2024
On the road
23,916
23,916 licensed
Change vs 2024
-13.3%
-3,684 cars
New in 2025
16
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volvo V50 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 23,916 licensed in 2025 - down 13.3% on 2024. 16 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (80%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Volvo V50 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volvo V50 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 V50 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 35,302 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
61%
35,302 MOT tests in 2025 · 26,123 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
63.1%
2023
61.4%
2024
60.8%
2025
61%
▼ 2.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volvo V50 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 33,336 cars tracked across years
37.2%
low · <5k
58.2%
avg · 5-15k
4.5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,847-9,075 miles a year (median 6,177).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 123,990 → 127,575 → 130,211 → 132,699
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
20,811 tests
60.7%
Petrol
5,308 tests
62%
A 2025 Volvo V50 passes first time 61% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,905 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 85.6% of low-mileage cars pass versus 57.7% past 120k.
Of 10,187 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 V50, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
