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Volvo XC60 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Volvo XC60 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 433,710 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=53,188)18.2%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test64,318
All cars, median mileage52,953

147 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Volvo XC60 fails 9.5% of MOTs (36,887 tests), 2.6 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 16 years it fails 34.4% (3,025 tests), 8.1 points below the 42.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 15 years: 9.7 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Coil spring broken, at 2.7 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 16 years 46.8%

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

Volvo XC60: 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 years9.5%36,88712.1%−2.6 pts26,815 miles
4 years10.4%40,25413.4%−3.0 pts34,937 miles
5 years11.9%45,00615.3%−3.4 pts43,678 miles
6 years15.0%51,86817.8%−2.9 pts53,606 miles
7 years18.2%53,18820.6%−2.4 pts64,318 miles
8 years22.0%51,27623.8%−1.8 pts74,841 miles
9 years24.4%41,60927.1%−2.7 pts84,910 miles
10 years26.6%31,71530.3%−3.7 pts95,226 miles
11 years27.9%23,60233.3%−5.3 pts104,815 miles
12 years28.5%19,17136.0%−7.5 pts112,634 miles
13 years30.1%16,93038.3%−8.1 pts120,620 miles
14 years31.4%11,94140.3%−8.9 pts127,497 miles
15 years31.9%7,23841.6%−9.7 pts132,598 miles
16 years34.4%3,02542.6%−8.1 pts135,845 miles

Most common fail items at 7 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
Coil spring broken Major2.7
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major0.9
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major0.9

Out of 53,188 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.8
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2.9
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.9
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.7
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.4
Side repeaters: not working Major1
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major0.8

Out of 53,188 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Volvo V4024.1%57,93820.6%
Volvo XC9017.8%19,81020.6%
Volvo V6019.9%14,29920.6%

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
200916 years in 202533.8%2,75842.6%
201015 years in 202533.1%3,99041.6%
201114 years in 202531.7%4,29040.3%
201213 years in 202529.6%4,81438.3%
201312 years in 202526.8%5,14336.0%
201411 years in 202527.9%8,77033.3%
201510 years in 202525.6%12,63130.3%
20169 years in 202523.3%14,74927.1%
20178 years in 202519.6%14,78423.8%
20187 years in 202512.3%10,82520.6%
20196 years in 202511.8%11,33817.8%
20205 years in 202510.1%7,89815.3%
20214 years in 20259.9%9,89813.4%
20223 years in 20259.0%7,18212.1%

More on the Volvo XC60

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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