Volvo 800 Series — Reliability by Year
41,394 vehicles · MOT data 1992–1997 · first-test pass rates
This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volvo 800 Series was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →
Which year Volvo 800 Series is most reliable?
MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.
Tests range from an average of 130,371 miles (newest year) to 139,570 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →
We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Volvo 800 Series.
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