Exhaust system insecure on the Volvo V70
Exhaust system insecure on the Volvo V70 is recorded on 7,706 tests — 5.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 4.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.1% of tests record it — this model is 4.8× that share |
| The 257 models compared | 19 of 257, highest first |
| The model's own record | 146,306 tests · every year of the V70 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo V70 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 3.1%; best 2013 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 212 | 14,877 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 212 | 18,462 | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 418 | 26,997 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 469 | 29,349 | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 576 | 33,831 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 617 | 38,781 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 500 | 29,829 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 662 | 30,303 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,165 | 37,089 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,269 | 41,538 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 909 | 30,999 | 2.9% |
| 2011 | 564 | 22,521 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 85 | 16,884 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 34 | 12,358 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Volvo V70 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Volvo model →