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S235 JLU

1999 Volvo V70

Blue Petrol 2435cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires15 Jan 2027
Tests25 (21 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate84%

Mileage

172,068 mi
Last recorded172,068 miles
Recorded on16 Jan 2026
Typical for 1999 Volvo V70129,401 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationS235 JLU
MakeVolvo
ModelV70
Year1999
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine2,435cc

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MOT History

21 pass 4 fail
Pass 16 Jan 2026 172,068 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn & offside rear - trailing arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe clips or supports missing, pipe adequately supported (1.1.11 (d) (i))

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine area (8.4.1 (a) (i))

both rear shock absorber bushes are perishing

chip to windscreen

corrosion to both rear inner wheel arch area's

nearside front & offside front top mount cups are corroding

Fail 5 Jan 2026 171,998 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated canvass exposed in cracks (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn & offside rear - trailing arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine area (8.4.1 (a) (i))

both rear shock absorber bushes are perishing

chip to windscreen

corrosion to both rear inner wheel arch area's

nearside front & offside front top mount cups are corroding

Pass 6 Jan 2025 171,341 miles

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush nearside & offside - deteriorating (5.3.2 (c))

chip to windcscreen

Pass 8 Jan 2024 170,376 miles

Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at flexible hose join (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play play found with vehicle on hard standing & steering being shaken (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement & offside rear (rear beam) (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play play found with bar in-between the lower arm & hub (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

both rear shock absorber lower bushes are cracking/perishing

chip to windscreen

Fail 4 Jan 2024 170,307 miles

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle offside is the lower effort (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at flexible hose join (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play play found with vehicle on hard standing & steering being shaken (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement & offside rear (rear beam) (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play play found with bar in-between the lower arm & hub (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

both rear shock absorber lower bushes are cracking/perishing

chip to windscreen

offside rear parking brake effort is lower than the nearside

parking brake lever has travel

Pass 6 Jan 2023 169,052 miles

Chassis corroding underneath at rear

Handbrake has a lot of travel and may require adjustment

Nearside Front Sub-frame ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both side rear shock bushes perishing (5.3.2 (c))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Rear axle bushes perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 30 Dec 2022 168,983 miles

Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened Cup on the shock absorber corroded to the extent that the spring is forcing it down onto the tyre (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Chassis corroding underneath at rear

Handbrake has a lot of travel and may require adjustment

Nearside Front Sub-frame ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective splitting at the end (3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both side rear shock bushes perishing (5.3.2 (c))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Rear axle bushes perishing (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 29 Dec 2021 168,050 miles

Nearside Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. the lower effort (1.2.1 (b) (i))

all four suspension coil springs corroding

chip in front windscreen

nearside & offside rear shock absorber bushes perishing

Pass 31 Dec 2020 165,511 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated & offside front - perishing (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn & offside rear - trailing arm/rear beam bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

rear shock absorber lower bushes are perishing

Pass 4 Dec 2019 162,750 miles

Brake hose slightly deteriorated brake hoses are cracking & perishing (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre joint (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted inner wheel rim dented (5.2.2 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low / shoulders (5.2.3 (e))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing nearside & offside rear tyres are cracking & perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

nearside & offside rear inner wheel arch / axle mount area's corroding

rear suspension buses deteriorating

Pass 10 Dec 2018 158,822 miles

Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated nearside & offside front cracking & perishing (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge heavily worn inner shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive nearside & offside rear inner wheel arch area's (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 6 Dec 2017 153,791 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 14 Dec 2016 149,280 miles

Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

nearside hand brake effort is low

Pass 21 Dec 2015 142,909 miles

nearside & offside front brake flexi pipes perishing

nearside & offside rear subframe bushes perishing

nearside rear park brake effort lower than the offside rear

Pass 3 Dec 2014 137,956 miles

Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)

centre exhaust box deteriorating

nearside & offside front headlamps deteriorating

nearside & offside rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating

play detected in the nearside front inner rack joint

Pass 12 Dec 2013 133,258 miles
Fail 9 Dec 2013 133,215 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 12 Dec 2012 128,139 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Pass 7 Dec 2011 124,522 miles
Pass 9 Dec 2010 119,844 miles
Pass 12 Dec 2009 116,381 miles
Pass 20 Dec 2008 112,843 miles
Pass 18 Dec 2007 108,817 miles
Pass 7 Dec 2006 98,327 miles

Front Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 9 Dec 2005 86,834 miles

How Reliable is the Volvo V70?

Based on 1,930,508 MOT tests across 117,393 vehicles.

71.0%
Pass Rate
7,266
Miles/Year
29
Year Lifespan
117,393
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 67,106
position lamp(s) not working 56,250
Registration plate lamp not working 44,172
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 35,659
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 30,149
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S235 JLU is a 1999 Volvo V70 in Blue with a 2,435cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 25 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 84%.

Across all 1999 Volvo V70 models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.5% with a typical mileage of 129,401 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Volvo V70 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 67,106 recorded failures. If you're considering buying S235 JLU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Volvo V70 typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 27 years old, this Volvo V70 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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S235 JLU is a 1999 Volvo V70, first registered on 7 January 1999.

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