Volvo V60: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volvo V60 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 2.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 32,143 individual Volvo V60 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79% first-time pass rate means roughly 21 in every 100 Volvo V60s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volvo V60 tested had covered 91,985 miles and was built around 2015.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Volvo V60 bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volvo V60

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3% of tests (1.93x the national rate for this defect)
3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.2% of tests (1.67x the national rate for this defect)
4. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.8% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.7% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.8% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
9. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.9% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.9% of tests

From 48,027 DVSA-tracked Volvo V60 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.18% of these flagged Volvo V60 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volvo V60 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Volvo V60 year:

• 2010 Volvo V60 - 67.5% first-time pass, 240 tests
• 2011 Volvo V60 - 73% first-time pass, 2,515 tests
• 2012 Volvo V60 - 71.1% first-time pass, 4,522 tests
• 2013 Volvo V60 - 75.6% first-time pass, 3,532 tests
• 2014 Volvo V60 - 77.1% first-time pass, 3,601 tests
• 2015 Volvo V60 - 81.6% first-time pass, 3,280 tests
• 2016 Volvo V60 - 82.1% first-time pass, 3,792 tests
• 2017 Volvo V60 - 81% first-time pass, 3,172 tests
• 2018 Volvo V60 - 86.2% first-time pass, 3,878 tests
• 2019 Volvo V60 - 87.2% first-time pass, 3,417 tests

Volvo V60 by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Diesel Volvo V60 - 78.6% first-time pass, 27,858 tests
• Petrol Volvo V60 - 85.6% first-time pass, 3,365 tests

Other Volvo models

• Volvo V40 - 76.1%
• Volvo Xc60 - 81.2%
• Volvo Xc90 - 75.2%
• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%
• Volvo V70 - 69%
• Volvo V50 - 60.4%
• Volvo C30 - 65.2%
• Volvo S60 - 75.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Fiat Hymer - 79.2%
• Honda Unclassified - 79.1%
• Nissan Nv250 Tekna Dci - 79.1%
• MINI MINI (R60) - 79%
• Honda Cr-Z - 79%
• Ford Unclassified - 79%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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