Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 538 individual Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+11.6 points
Tests analysed538
Average mileage at test33,953 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank961 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Autos 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 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto tested had covered 33,953 miles and was built around 2021.

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 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto 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 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto

  1. A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID), 2.2% of tests (89.22x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3.2% of tests (2.67x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.2% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.5% of tests
  8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
  9. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
  10. Brake lining or pad missing or incorrectly mounted, 0.1% of tests (6.39x the national rate for this defect)

From 833 DVSA-tracked Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 10.29% of these flagged Volvo V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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