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Volvo V60 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Volvo V60 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 152,693 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=15,779)17.6%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test58,153
All cars, median mileage44,951

192 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Volvo V60 fails 12.2% of MOTs (13,181 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 14 years it fails 32.1% (2,627 tests), 8.1 points below the 40.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 14 years: 8.1 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 1.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 14 years 44.3%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Volvo V60: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years12.2%13,18112.1%+0.1 pts27,609 miles
4 years13.8%15,52813.4%+0.4 pts36,472 miles
5 years15.3%14,98715.3%0.0 pts46,347 miles
6 years17.6%15,77917.8%−0.2 pts58,153 miles
7 years19.9%14,29920.6%−0.8 pts69,251 miles
8 years22.9%14,07123.8%−0.9 pts82,299 miles
9 years23.7%14,41827.1%−3.4 pts92,962 miles
10 years27.2%15,19230.3%−3.2 pts101,827 miles
11 years29.2%14,50033.3%−4.1 pts109,950 miles
12 years31.0%10,92736.0%−5.0 pts116,023 miles
13 years31.8%7,18438.3%−6.4 pts121,066 miles
14 years32.1%2,62740.3%−8.1 pts125,596 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major1.1
Shock absorber leaking Major0.9
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major0.8

Out of 15,779 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.1
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous2.5
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2.3
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.4
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.1
Headlight aimed too high Major0.8

Out of 15,779 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Volvo XC6015.0%51,86817.8%
Volvo V4021.1%50,38617.8%
Volvo XC9016.1%24,23817.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201114 years in 202531.8%2,38640.3%
201213 years in 202531.6%4,40938.3%
201312 years in 202529.3%3,51136.0%
201411 years in 202528.4%3,58133.3%
201510 years in 202524.5%3,28630.3%
20169 years in 202523.1%3,78727.1%
20178 years in 202525.1%3,17523.8%
20187 years in 202516.9%3,88520.6%
20196 years in 202516.3%4,84117.8%
20205 years in 202514.0%3,08315.3%
20214 years in 202512.5%3,67713.4%

More on the Volvo V60

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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