2017 Volvo V60: MOT pass rate and reliability
81% of 2017 Volvo V60s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,172 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 75,828 miles.
How the 2017 compares
- Against all Volvo V60s (79.3%, 32,001 tests): +1.7 points
- Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): -2.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Volvo V60 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo V60:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67.5% | 240 | 118,174 |
| 2011 | 73% | 2,515 | 124,924 |
| 2012 | 71.1% | 4,522 | 120,111 |
| 2013 | 75.6% | 3,532 | 114,889 |
| 2014 | 77.1% | 3,601 | 107,618 |
| 2015 | 81.6% | 3,280 | 95,365 |
| 2016 | 82.1% | 3,792 | 86,230 |
| 2017 | 81% | 3,172 | 75,828 |
| 2018 | 86.2% | 3,878 | 59,992 |
| 2019 | 87.2% | 3,417 | 51,670 |
What this means if you are buying a 2017 V60
The 2017 sits close to the Volvo V60 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 a 9-year-old car fails on
A 2017 car is 9 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2017 Volvo V60 the average at test was 75,828 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 87.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 67.5%. That 19.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2014 Volvo V60 - 77.1%
- 2015 Volvo V60 - 81.6%
- 2016 Volvo V60 - 82.1%
- 2018 Volvo V60 - 86.2%
- 2019 Volvo V60 - 87.2%