35,069 on UK roads in 2025-3,231 vs 2024
On the road
35,069
35,069 licensed
Change vs 2024
-8.4%
-3,231 cars
New in 2025
180
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volvo V70 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 35,069 licensed in 2025 - down 8.4% on 2024. 180 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (71%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2005-2009 era.
Licensed Volvo V70 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volvo V70 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 V70 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 48,005 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
70.3%
48,005 MOT tests in 2025 · 37,966 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
70.4%
2023
70.8%
2024
69.4%
2025
70.3%
▼ 0.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volvo V70 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 44,611 cars tracked across years
43.7%
low · <5k
51.3%
avg · 5-15k
5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,144-8,785 miles a year (median 5,650).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 134,141 → 136,848 → 139,243 → 141,449
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
26,500 tests
72.2%
Petrol
11,424 tests
66.1%
A 2025 Volvo V70 passes first time 70.3% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,539 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 89.2% of low-mileage cars pass versus 66.3% past 120k.
Of 11,269 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 V70, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
