15,366 on UK roads in 2025-758 vs 2024
On the road
15,366
15,366 licensed
Change vs 2024
-4.7%
-758 cars
New in 2025
8
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volvo XC70 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 15,366 licensed in 2025 - down 4.7% on 2024. 8 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (97%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2010-2014 era.
Licensed Volvo XC70 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volvo XC70 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 Xc70 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 20,538 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
74.4%
20,538 MOT tests in 2025 · 16,643 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
75.9%
2023
74.1%
2024
74.1%
2025
74.4%
▼ 1.5 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volvo Xc70 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 17,877 cars tracked across years
31.7%
low · <5k
61.5%
avg · 5-15k
6.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,324-9,995 miles a year (median 6,852).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 114,509 → 119,726 → 124,595 → 129,224
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
15,877 tests
74.5%
A 2025 Volvo Xc70 passes first time 74.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,666 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 90.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 69.3% past 120k.
Of 4,263 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 XC70, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
