How many Volvo V70s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 37,989 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain33,671−8.5% on a year earlier
Declared SORN9,601Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202563.8%Cars of the same ages 61.8%
Rank by number licensedNo. 190of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201093,029 licensed
Average annual mileage6,419miles a year
How many Volvo V70s are left in Great Britain?
There were 33,671 Volvo V70s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 9,601 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 63.8% fewer than the peak of 93,029 in 2010.
Volvo V70s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2010 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
2 versions of the Volvo V70 have their own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 63.8% of Volvo V70 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Volvo V70s tested pass 61.8% of the time, so the Volvo V70 does better than average for its age, by 2.0 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 62.6%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volvo V70 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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100%
8–10 years
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Volvo V70
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Volvo V70 compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Volvo V70 fails its MOT,
appearing on 48.5% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
10.0% of Volvo V70 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Volvo V70 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Volvo V70 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 16.9% of 13,764 failed tests.
65.0% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Volvo V70 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
16.9%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
19 years of the Volvo V70, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (70.1% passed first time) and the 1998 cars worst (59.9%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Volvo V70 annual mileage
The average Volvo V70 covers 6,419 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5k
10k
8,235
8–10 years
7,876
11–14 years
6,725
15–19 years
4,885
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Volvo V70 by vehicle age
Registrations of Volvo V70s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 10,861 in 2002. In 2025, 178 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Volvo V70s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 35,069 Volvo V70s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 63.2% have an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc, and 26.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc has fallen from 79.5% in 2014 to 63.2%. Diesels made up 53.3% of those licensed in 2014 and 71.3% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Volvo V70s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,401cc to 2,500cc 22,165 licensed
63.2%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 9,101 licensed
26.0%
2,501cc to 2,600cc 1,401 licensed
4.0%
1,501cc to 1,600cc 1,320 licensed
3.8%
2,301cc to 2,400cc 767 licensed
2.2%
Other sizes 315 licensed
0.9%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,401–2,500cc
Diesel
15,164
43.2%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
8,574
24.4%
2,401–2,500cc
Petrol
6,931
19.8%
2,501–2,600cc
Petrol
1,370
3.9%
1,501–1,600cc
Diesel
1,222
3.5%
2,301–2,400cc
Petrol
758
2.2%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
522
1.5%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Volvo V70s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
53.3%
45.9%
2015
56.2%
43.1%
2016
58.5%
40.8%
2017
60.5%
38.8%
2018
62.8%
36.6%
2019
64.7%
34.8%
2020
66.4%
33.2%
2021
68.0%
31.6%
2022
69.4%
30.3%
2023
70.1%
29.6%
2024
70.8%
28.9%
2025
71.3%
28.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Volvo V70 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Volvo V70 from 2000, when the data begins, to 2016. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2016), official combined fuel economy for its petrol, diesel and other fuel versions ranges from 20.8 to 68.9 mpg, with CO2 of 108 to 274 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2016
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2016
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “V70 Model Year 2002”, “V70 Model Year 04”, “V70 Model Year 03”, “New V70 Model Year 2001”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Volvo V70 safety recalls
DVSA lists 56 safety recalls for the Volvo V70 since 1992, the first in 1999. The most recent was launched on 16 July 2020.
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling of engine components
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling of engine components.
Remedy
Add an extra degassing line (Bleeder Hose) between the cooling system radiator and the cooling system expansion tank which will evacuate the trapped air
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Volvo V70. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
