2014 Volvo Xc60: MOT pass rate and reliability

78% of 2014 Volvo Xc60s pass the MOT first time, measured across 8,819 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 100,355 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Volvo Xc60s (81.5%, 90,145 tests): -3.5 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): +2.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo Xc60 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo Xc60:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 66.2% 266 136,040
2009 74.6% 2,945 133,201
2010 73.8% 4,182 130,916
2011 74.4% 4,438 123,888
2012 75.6% 4,891 115,948
2013 78.2% 5,141 106,334
2014 78% 8,819 100,355
2015 80.1% 12,597 89,182
2016 81.6% 14,712 77,521
2017 84.5% 14,758 67,009
2018 89.4% 10,827 55,463
2019 89.8% 6,363 46,053

What this means if you are buying a 2014 Xc60

The 2014 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.5 points less often than the Volvo Xc60 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2014 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2014 Volvo Xc60 the average at test was 100,355 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 89.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 66.2%. That 23.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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