2015 Volvo S80: MOT pass rate and reliability

83.7% of 2015 Volvo S80s pass the MOT first time, measured across 404 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 88,525 miles.

How the 2015 compares

  • Against all Volvo S80s (75.4%, 7,078 tests): +8.3 points
  • Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): +5.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo S80 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo S80:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2001 63.3% 240 123,977
2002 71.5% 344 131,078
2003 67.5% 419 133,167
2004 67.7% 427 135,470
2005 69.7% 446 140,370
2006 74% 381 137,618
2007 72.5% 746 138,107
2008 76.4% 643 136,136
2009 75.3% 461 131,108
2010 81.8% 578 129,730
2011 79.6% 412 130,442
2012 78.8% 353 116,348
2013 79.5% 429 102,628
2014 82.4% 392 97,808
2015 83.7% 404 88,525

What this means if you are buying a 2015 S80

The 2015 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 8.3 points more often than the Volvo S80 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 11-year-old car fails on

A 2015 car is 11 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2015 Volvo S80 the average at test was 88,525 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2015 is the strongest year on record for this model at 83.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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