Volvo S80 MOT reliability

Volvo S80s passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 6,207 tests in 2025. 5,203 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

6,207

Still licensed (GB)

5,203

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2013 diesel

395 MOTs

Passed first time 74%. Typical mileage 103,286 (most between 73,826 and 138,077).

2013: 100% → 2014: 76% → 2015: 90% → 2016: 87% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 79% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 76% → 2023: 76% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 74%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (3.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.8%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)

2013 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 58,362 (most between 53,360 and 71,576).

2015: 100% → 2016: 86% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2013 S80s fail

Lights & electrics

11.4%

Wheels & tyres

7.1%

Brakes

5.3%

Suspension & axles

3.8%

Visibility & wipers

3.5%

Steering

3.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.