Volvo Xc60: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volvo Xc60 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 4.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 90,521 individual Volvo Xc60 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 81.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 19 in every 100 Volvo Xc60s 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 Xc60 tested had covered 84,519 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 Xc60 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 Xc60

1. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.4% of tests (2.09x the national rate for this defect)
2. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.9% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect)
3. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.9% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.4% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.3% of tests
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.8% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.7% of tests

From 141,209 DVSA-tracked Volvo Xc60 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.98% of these flagged Volvo Xc60 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Volvo Xc60 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 Xc60 year:

• 2008 Volvo Xc60 - 66.2% first-time pass, 266 tests
• 2009 Volvo Xc60 - 74.6% first-time pass, 2,945 tests
• 2010 Volvo Xc60 - 73.8% first-time pass, 4,182 tests
• 2011 Volvo Xc60 - 74.4% first-time pass, 4,438 tests
• 2012 Volvo Xc60 - 75.6% first-time pass, 4,891 tests
• 2013 Volvo Xc60 - 78.2% first-time pass, 5,141 tests
• 2014 Volvo Xc60 - 78% first-time pass, 8,819 tests
• 2015 Volvo Xc60 - 80.1% first-time pass, 12,597 tests
• 2016 Volvo Xc60 - 81.6% first-time pass, 14,712 tests
• 2017 Volvo Xc60 - 84.5% first-time pass, 14,758 tests
• 2018 Volvo Xc60 - 89.4% first-time pass, 10,827 tests
• 2019 Volvo Xc60 - 89.8% first-time pass, 6,363 tests

Volvo Xc60 by fuel type

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

• Diesel Volvo Xc60 - 80.6% first-time pass, 80,155 tests
• Petrol Volvo Xc60 - 88.8% first-time pass, 8,418 tests
• Hybrid Volvo Xc60 - 89% first-time pass, 1,560 tests

Other Volvo models

• Volvo V40 - 76.1%
• Volvo Xc90 - 75.2%
• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%
• Volvo V70 - 69%
• Volvo V60 - 79%
• Volvo V50 - 60.4%
• Volvo C30 - 65.2%
• Volvo S60 - 75.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Tesla Model 3 Performance Awd - 81.4%
• Jaguar Xjs - 81.4%
• Vauxhall Combo 2000 Sportive Td - 81.3%
• BMW X5 - 81.2%
• Citroen Berlingo 1000 Eprise Pro Bhdi - 81.2%
• Toyota Proace City Active - 81.2%

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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