Used car guide

2005 Volvo S80: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 61% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 292 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 61% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%) Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 1.9×, anti-roll bar bushes and joints 3.7×, anti-lock braking system 2.9× 1,023 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Volvo S80 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2016521Tyres 26%
20151,169Tyres 28%
20141,136Tyres 25%
20131,237Tyres 32%
20121,046Tyres 31%
20111,227Tyres 32%
20101,719Suspension 32%
20091,352Suspension 34%
20081,917Suspension 37%
20072,248Suspension 42%
20061,139Suspension 38%
20041,286Suspension 47%
20031,270Suspension 44%
20021,068Suspension 49%
2001694Suspension 47%
2000355Suspension 46%
1999250Suspension 46%
1998–Too few tests