Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Volvo V70
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Volvo V70 is recorded on 3,584 tests — 2.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 64 of 251, 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, 1.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.2%. The share has fallen 1.5 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 8.3%; best 2013 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | 4,959 | 1.8% |
| 2001 | 75 | 6,154 | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 82 | 8,999 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 75 | 9,783 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 413 | 11,277 | 3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,073 | 12,927 | 8.3% |
| 2006 | 814 | 9,943 | 8.2% |
| 2007 | 538 | 10,101 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 180 | 12,363 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 104 | 13,846 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 70 | 10,333 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 29 | 7,507 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 14 | 5,628 | 0.3% |
| 2013 | 15 | 6,179 | 0.2% |
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 £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Headlamp lens slightly defective: 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 →