Volvo V60 MOT pass rate: 78.6% (31,553 tests, 2025)

The Volvo V60 passed 78.6% of its 31,553 MOT tests in 2025 — 1.1 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 95,011 miles on the clock.

78.6%Pass rate (2025)

31,553MOT tests analysed

95,011 miMedian mileage at test

10 yrsMedian age at test

How the V60 compares

Volvo V60

78.6%

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 V60

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the V60:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	3,524	27.5%
2	Brakes	2,483	19.4%
3	Suspension	2,214	17.3%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,551	12.1%
5	Body, chassis, structure	837	6.5%
6	Visibility	780	6.1%

Pre-MOT checklist for V60 owners

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

Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
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
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
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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V60 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2017, 2019. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2011. Full ranking and method: Volvo V60 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2011	7,434	73.5%	+4.4 pts	120,952
2012	13,476	72.6%	+1.4 pts	115,730
2013	10,523	75.8%	+2.5 pts	111,232
2014	10,762	77.4%	+1.6 pts	103,671
2015	9,791	80.8%	+2.1 pts	90,269
2016	11,322	81.7%	+0.4 pts	80,697
2017	9,393	81.3%	-2.7 pts	69,607
2018	11,454	86.4%	+0.1 pts	54,287
2019	10,121	87.0%	-1.4 pts	46,910

Check a specific V60 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 V60?

In 2025, 78.6% of 31,553 first MOT tests on the Volvo V60 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the V60 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (27.5% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Volvo V60 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 78.6% it performs above the national average at a median age of 10 years and 95,011 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.