Volvo S60 MOT pass rate: 75.5% (16,665 tests, 2025)

The Volvo S60 passed 75.5% of its 16,665 MOT tests in 2025 — 2.0 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 13 years old with 108,072 miles on the clock.

75.5%Pass rate (2025)

16,665MOT tests analysed

108,072 miMedian mileage at test

13 yrsMedian age at test

How the S60 compares

Volvo S60

75.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Volvo average (all models)

79.0%

What fails most on the Volvo S60

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the S60:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,296	22.9%
2	Brakes	2,255	22.5%
3	Suspension	1,779	17.7%
4	Tyres	1,626	16.2%
5	Body, chassis, structure	615	6.1%
6	Steering	573	5.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for S60 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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S60 pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2002	1,974	69.0%	+3.3 pts	125,838
2003	2,773	66.8%	+1.7 pts	128,891
2004	3,267	66.8%	+2.5 pts	135,456
2005	3,820	68.5%	+4.0 pts	131,696
2006	2,947	68.8%	+4.4 pts	124,824
2007	1,777	67.6%	+2.5 pts	125,090
2010	1,892	77.9%	+10.5 pts	115,030
2011	5,398	76.1%	+7.0 pts	113,055
2012	5,198	73.4%	+2.1 pts	109,504
2013	4,214	78.2%	+4.9 pts	105,946
2014	4,146	80.4%	+4.5 pts	102,309
2015	3,685	80.4%	+1.7 pts	90,336
2016	3,486	82.4%	+1.1 pts	79,574
2017	3,193	83.7%	-0.3 pts	63,665
2018	2,589	85.5%	-0.8 pts	48,340
2019	1,695	89.6%	+1.2 pts	34,910

Check a specific S60 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Volvo models

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Volvo S60?

In 2025, 75.5% of 16,665 first MOT tests on the Volvo S60 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the S60 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (22.9% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Volvo S60 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 75.5% it performs below the national average at a median age of 13 years and 108,072 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.