Volvo V50 Recorded MOT Outcomes

42.8%
historical failure rate from 146,132 tests
15.9 percentage points above the dataset-wide reference of 26.9%

Evidence scope: This page summarises past outcomes for a make/model group. It does not use the condition, service history or current defects of a particular vehicle, so it is not a pass prediction, diagnosis or buying recommendation.

Recorded Failure Rate by Age Band

Age bandFailure rateTestsHighest recorded component category
6-10 years 35.4% 17,439 Suspension
11-15 years 42.9% 98,621 Suspension
15+ years 46.9% 30,034 Suspension

Recorded Component-Category Rates

Each percentage is a sample-size-weighted historical category rate across the included age and mileage groups.

Component categoryRecorded rate
Suspension9.5%
Lamps & Electrics9.1%
Tyres5.1%
Brakes4.8%
Body & Chassis4.3%
Visibility2.6%
Steering1.9%

These categories describe aggregate records. They do not show that a specific vehicle has a component fault.

Other Volvo Model Groups

Groups With Similar Recorded Rates

Method: Failure and component-category rates are sample-size weighted. Only age/mileage groups with at least 100 tests are included. The checked-in source contains 148,509,908 tests and 39,969,903 failures.

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.

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