How many Volvo XC70s 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 16,660 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain14,886−4.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,529Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202569.4%Cars of the same ages 64.0%
Rank by number licensedNo. 291of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201620,160 licensed
Average annual mileage7,439miles a year
How many Volvo XC70s are left in Great Britain?
There were 14,886 Volvo XC70s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,529 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 26.2% fewer than the peak of 20,160 in 2016.
Volvo XC70s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2016 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 69.4% of Volvo XC70 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Volvo XC70s tested pass 64.0% of the time, so the Volvo XC70 does better than average for its age, by 5.4 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 68.7%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volvo XC70 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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Volvo XC70
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Volvo XC70 compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Volvo XC70 fails its MOT,
appearing on 42.6% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.4% of Volvo XC70 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Volvo XC70 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Volvo XC70 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 14.0% of 5,100 failed tests.
56.3% 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 XC70 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
14.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
13.8%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering
7.7%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
7.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
7.1%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
6.1%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure
5.6%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
13 years of the Volvo XC70, 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 2008 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (69.1% passed first time) and the 2004 cars worst (57.1%).
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 XC70 annual mileage
The average Volvo XC70 covers 7,439 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5k
10k
8,363
8–10 years
7,912
11–14 years
6,935
15–19 years
6,084
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Volvo XC70 by vehicle age
Registrations of Volvo XC70s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,087 in 2005. In 2025, 8 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 XC70s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 15,366 Volvo XC70s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 91.0% have an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc, and 6.2% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Volvo XC70s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,401cc to 2,500cc 13,982 licensed
91.0%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 957 licensed
6.2%
2,501cc to 2,600cc 288 licensed
1.9%
Other sizes 139 licensed
0.9%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Volvo XC70s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
96.0%
3.9%
2015
96.4%
3.6%
2016
96.6%
3.3%
2017
96.8%
3.2%
2018
96.8%
3.2%
2019
96.8%
3.1%
2020
96.9%
3.1%
2021
96.9%
3.0%
2022
97.0%
3.0%
2023
97.0%
3.0%
2024
97.1%
2.9%
2025
97.2%
2.8%
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 XC70 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Volvo XC70 from 2003 to 2016. On the NEDC test (listings 2003 to 2016), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 24.6 to 64.2 mpg, with CO2 of 115 to 272 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2003 to 2016
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2003 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 “XC70, Model Year 2012”, “XC70, Model Year 2014.5”, “XC70, MY15”, “XC70, MY16”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Volvo XC70 safety recalls
DVSA lists 38 safety recalls for the Volvo XC70 since 1992, the first in 2004. 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 XC70. 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.
