Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 566 individual Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd 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 Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto tested had covered 49,062 miles and was built around 2020.

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 R-Design T8 Phev Awd 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 Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.5% of tests
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
4. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.3% of tests
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.3% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
10. A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure, 0.2% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)

From 938 DVSA-tracked Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.57% of these flagged Volvo Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Volvo models

• Volvo V40 - 76.1%
• Volvo Xc60 - 81.2%
• Volvo Xc90 - 75.2%
• Volvo Xc40 - 90.5%
• Volvo V70 - 69%
• Volvo V60 - 79%
• Volvo V50 - 60.4%
• Volvo C30 - 65.2%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Skoda Octavia Se First Edition Tsi - 92.6%
• Volvo Xc60 Inscript T6 Rcharge Awd A - 92.6%
• MG Hs Excite Phev Auto - 92.6%
• Volkswagen Id3 Tech - 92.6%
• Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 92.6%
• Volkswagen Golf Active Tsi - 92.6%

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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