Volvo certifications are only available from official Volvo Cars dealerships, and you shouldn't attempt to purchase a Volvo-certified vehicle from anywhere else. That's because the certification process is a comprehensive, densely detailed, sharply focused set of tests that each car must pass. It can't be done by anyone other than experienced professionals that know each Volvo Cars model inside and out. Each car that is certiﬁed pre-owned at a Volvo Cars dealership must pass several rigorous tests that require the car in question to have at least 170 points, have less than 80,000 miles, and come along with a meticulously detailed CARFAX Vehicle History Report.