Volvo V60 MOT reliability

Volvo V60s passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 41,209 tests in 2025. 42,107 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

78%

MOTs analysed

41,209

Still licensed (GB)

42,107

Body type

Wagon

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

2021 hybrid

2,937 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 37,511 (most between 28,442 and 50,535).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.9%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (1.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)

2021 ed

598 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 43,558 (most between 32,198 and 58,616).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (3.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.2%)

2021 hybrid electric (clean)

83 MOTs

These figures come from 83 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 37,438 (most between 27,763 and 47,225).

2024: 89% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.6%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.4%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.2%)

2021 petrol

33 MOTs

These figures come from 33 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 33,152 (most between 26,038 and 45,562).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (9.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords damaged (3.0%)

2021 diesel

14 MOTs

These figures come from only 14 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 71%. Typical mileage 61,887 (most between 39,075 and 92,913).

2021: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low and too far to the right. (7.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (7.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.1%)
Other emission control equipment: obviously defective (7.1%)

Where 2021 V60s fail

Wheels & tyres

7.4%

Lights & electrics

2.2%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Brakes

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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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.