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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
403 Forbidden
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

B
DNS Records
2 A records, 25 ms lookup
REVIEW
2 A records, 25 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 2.18.20.141, 2.18.20.133
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b4d, 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b51
Warning::
CNAME record at zone apex
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
Got: e40950.dsca.akamaiedge.net
Info::
No NS records found
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 25 ms
Got: 25 ms
A2.18.20.141, 2.18.20.133
AAAA2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b4d, 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b51
CNAMEe40950.dsca.akamaiedge.net
NS
MX
TXT
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 25 ms

A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.

Why this matters

CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.

Learn more

RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.

Source: RFC 1034

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 7916 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Warning::
sitemap.xml contains invalid XML
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap

Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.

Why this matters

An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.

Learn more

Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

Learn more

Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 7916 B Sitemaps referenced 116 User-agents Omgili, CCBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, Claude-User, PerplexityBot, Amazonbot, cohere-ai, Claude-SearchBot, Gemini-Deep-Research, Omgilibot, Diffbot, Baiduspider, YandexBot, AhrefsBot, PetalBot, OAI-SearchBot, Perplexity-User, YouBot, *, Google-Extended, anthropic-ai, Meta-ExternalAgent, FacebookBot, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /zh-cn/*itemid*
Disallow: /intl/corporate-communications/*
Disallow: /us/employee-car-booking/*
Disallow: /ui/*
Allow: /llms.txt

# ==========================================
# AI, LLM Training, and AI Search Directives
# ==========================================
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Gemini-Deep-Research
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: Omgilibot
User-agent: Omgili
User-agent: Diffbot
Allow: /*/shop/*/$
Disallow: /*/shop/*/*
Disallow: /*/order*
Disallow: /*/checkout/*
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /ui/*
Disallow: /*/build/*?*

User-agent: Baiduspider
Disallow: /
Allow: /zh-CN/

User-agent: YandexBot
Disallow: /
Allow: /ru/
Allow: /by/
Disallow: /ru/build/

User-agent: AhrefsBot 
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

# Non-standard directive for AI discovery
llms: https://www.volvocars.com/llms.txt

# Auto-generated market-specific sitemap directives
Sitemap: https://accessories.volvocars.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/al/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ao/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-ae/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-bh/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-eg/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-jo/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-kw/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-om/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-qa/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar-sa/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ar/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/at/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/au/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/az/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ba/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/bg/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/br/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/bw/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/by/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/cl/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/co/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/cr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/cy/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/cz/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/de-ch/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/de/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/dk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/do/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ec/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-ae/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-bh/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-ca/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-eg/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-id/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-jo/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-kw/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-om/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-qa/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-sa/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-th/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/en-vn/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/es/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/et-ee/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/fi/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/fr-be/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/fr-ca/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/fr-ch/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/fr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ge/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/gr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/gt/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/hk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/hr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/hu/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/hy-am/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/id-id/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ie/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/il/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/in/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/intl/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/is/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/it-ch/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/it/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/jp/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ke/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/kh/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/kr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/lb/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/lt-lt/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/lu/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/lv-lv/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ma/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/me/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/mk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/mt/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/mu/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/mx/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/my/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/mz/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/na/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/nl-be/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/nl/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/no/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/nz/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/pa/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/pe/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ph/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/pl/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/pr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/pt/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/py/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ro-md/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ro/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/rs/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ru-md/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/ru/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/se/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/sg/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/si/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/sitemap/dealers/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/sk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/th-th/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/tn/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/tr/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/tt/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/tw/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/uk-ua/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/uk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/us/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/uy/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/uz/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/vi-vn/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/xk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/za/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.volvocars.com/zm/sitemap-index.xml

sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 403 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.volvocars.com/
301https://volvocars.com/

Preferred variant: www

HTTP → HTTPS

403http://www.volvocars.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
78 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

78
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
Redirect Chain
0 redirect(s), 25 ms total
PASS
0 redirect(s), 25 ms total

https://www.volvocars.com

25 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://www.volvocars.com40325 msHTTP/1.1
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (0 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (0 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b4d, 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b51
Got: 0 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b4d, 2600:1419:6200:3d::214:8b51 Connection Reachable (0 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
volvocars.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 31 years, 11 months old, hosted on Microsoft Azure
PASS
volvocars.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 31 years, 11 months old, hosted on Microsoft Azure
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 30, 2026 (6 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Info::
Hosting: Microsoft Azure
Got: AS8069
Domain expiry

103 days

October 30, 2026

SSL certificate

78 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

31 years, 11 months

Registered October 31, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Microsoft Azure

ASN AS8069

20.33.25.29

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created October 31, 1994 (31 years, 11 months ago)
Expires October 30, 2026 (6 months)
Last Updated October 26, 2025
Name Servers udns1.cscdns.net, udns2.cscdns.uk
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 20.33.25.29
ASN AS8069 (MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK - Microsoft Corporation, US)
Provider Microsoft Azure
Data source: rdap (0.7s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 31 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
10 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
5 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
31 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
31 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 10 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 5 ms Server Processing 15 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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