# Volvo S60 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo S60 passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 19,154 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 19,154 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 17,264 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 379 | 94% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 362 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 87% |
| 2021 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 959 | 87% |
| 2020 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 96 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 59 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1,112 | 86% |
| 2019 | HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN) | 50 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 532 | 79% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 342 | 82% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 864 | 75% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 216 | 81% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,073 | 74% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 92 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 1,133 | 76% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 77 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,292 | 75% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 40 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1,270 | 73% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 92 (few mots) | 87% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1,524 | 67% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 125 | 74% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,526 | 69% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 175 | 66% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 578 | 73% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 26 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 29 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 23 (few mots) | 61% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 184 | 61% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 115 | 66% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 355 | 63% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 152 | 60% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 523 | 65% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 294 | 63% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 612 | 60% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 425 | 60% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 478 | 57% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 370 | 59% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 445 | 61% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 331 | 56% |
| 2003 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 383 | 59% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 145 | 63% |
| 2002 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 230 | 59% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 39% |

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