Volvo S60 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volvo S60 in Great Britain in 2025 — 19,154 tests. Figures cover every S60 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the S60 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
72.2%
0.1 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
19,154
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.1%
of S60 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
98,750
middle half: 71,250–126,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volvo S60 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 23,392 Volvo S60 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 18,866 taxed and 4,526 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Volvo S60 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
18,866
80.7% of the 23,392 S60 cars taxed or on SORN; 235 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
4,526
declared off the road by their keepers — 19.3% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed S60 cars peaked at 37,004 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 18,138 (49.0%) to 18,866 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 1,376 at the end of 2014 to 4,526 at the end of 2025, up 228.9%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed S60 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

010k20k30k40k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed S60 cars, year 2014: 37kTaxed S60 cars, year 2015: 36kTaxed S60 cars, year 2016: 34kTaxed S60 cars, year 2017: 32kTaxed S60 cars, year 2018: 29kTaxed S60 cars, year 2019: 28kTaxed S60 cars, year 2020: 26kTaxed S60 cars, year 2021: 25kTaxed S60 cars, year 2022: 23kTaxed S60 cars, year 2023: 22kTaxed S60 cars, year 2024: 20kTaxed S60 cars, year 2025: 19k19k
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YearTaxed S60 cars
201437,004
201535,801
201634,271
201731,902
201829,497
201927,650
202025,998
202124,536
202223,225
202321,848
202420,296
202518,866

S60 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k5k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)S60 cars on SORN, year 2014: 1kS60 cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kS60 cars on SORN, year 2016: 2kS60 cars on SORN, year 2017: 3kS60 cars on SORN, year 2018: 3kS60 cars on SORN, year 2019: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2020: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2021: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2022: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2023: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2024: 4kS60 cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearS60 cars on SORN
20141,376
20151,914
20162,458
20172,985
20183,332
20193,726
20204,172
20214,079
20224,137
20234,357
20244,438
20254,526

Which model years survive

Taxed S60 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 18,866 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed S60 cars
20233611.9%
20223531.9%
20213411.8%
20201,0555.6%
20191,1396.0%
20188714.6%
20171,0495.6%
20161,1526.1%
20151,2126.4%
20141,3677.2%
20131,3847.3%
20121,6438.7%
20111,6989.0%
20105803.1%
20082711.4%
20074522.4%
20067494.0%
20059465.0%
20047684.1%
20036723.6%
20024652.5%
20012061.1%
All other build years (four years, each under 1%)1320.7%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name S60 under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the S60 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, S60 vs all cars, 2025.

Volvo S60All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volvo S60, vehicle age 5: 87.7%Volvo S60, vehicle age 6: 85.9%Volvo S60, vehicle age 7: 80.3%Volvo S60, vehicle age 8: 75.9%Volvo S60, vehicle age 9: 74.9%Volvo S60, vehicle age 10: 76.2%Volvo S60, vehicle age 11: 75.2%Volvo S60, vehicle age 12: 73.5%Volvo S60, vehicle age 13: 67.8%Volvo S60, vehicle age 14: 68.5%Volvo S60, vehicle age 15: 73%Volvo S60, vehicle age 18: 62.3%Volvo S60, vehicle age 19: 64.6%Volvo S60, vehicle age 20: 60.2%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Volvo S60 60.2%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)S60 testsS60 pass rateAll cars
51,11487.7%86.0%
61,17285.9%83.5%
787480.3%80.9%
81,08075.9%78.2%
91,16574.9%74.9%
101,21076.2%71.9%
111,33275.2%68.6%
121,36273.5%65.8%
131,64967.8%63.5%
141,70168.5%61.2%
1560473.0%59.3%
1850762.3%57.4%
1981764.6%57.0%
201,03760.2%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The S60's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the S60 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

S60 aheadS60 behind
-14-7+0+7+14Age 5: +1.7 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.4 points vs the average carAge 7: -0.6 points vs the average car7Age 8: -2.3 points vs the average carAge 9: +0.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: +4.3 points vs the average carAge 11: +6.6 points vs the average car11Age 12: +7.7 points vs the average carAge 13: +4.3 points vs the average car13Age 14: +7.3 points vs the average carAge 15: +13.7 points vs the average car15Age 18: +4.9 points vs the average carAge 19: +7.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: +2.6 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
5+1.7
6+2.4
7-0.6
8-2.3
9+0.0
10+4.3
11+6.6
12+7.7
13+4.3
14+7.3
15+13.7
18+4.9
19+7.6
20+2.6

The S60 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the S60 fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 5: 1k5Age 6: 1kAge 7: 8747Age 8: 1kAge 9: 1k9Age 10: 1kAge 11: 1k11Age 12: 1kAge 13: 1k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 60415Age 18: 507Age 19: 81719Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
51,114
61,172
7874
81,080
91,165
101,210
111,332
121,362
131,649
141,701
15604
18507
19817
201,037

What an S60 fails on

Where the failure items land when an S60 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.2%
Brakes19.4%
Tyres15.6%
Suspension15.3%
Visibility5.6%
Body, chassis, structure5.4%
Steering4.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a S60, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 30.8% of advisories30.8%Suspension: 26.2% of advisories26.2%Brakes: 22.8% of advisories22.8%Non-component advisories: 5.3% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.6% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.4% of advisories
TyresSuspensionBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres30.8%
Suspension26.2%
Brakes22.8%
Non-component advisories5.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid S60?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested S60 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 70.0% of 12,268 tests70.0%Diesel12,268 testsPetrol: 73.8% of 5,912 tests73.8%Petrol5,912 testsHybrid electric: 90.9% of 967 tests90.9%Hybrid967 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel12,26870.0%
Petrol5,91273.8%
Hybrid electric96790.9%

What mileage is normal for an S60?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) S60; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical S60 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k5791113151920Vehicle age (years)Age 5: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 31,250–56,250)Age 7: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 8: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 51,250–96,250)Age 9: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 63,750–116,250)Age 10: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 71,250–126,250)Age 11: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 81,250–141,250)Age 12: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 83,750–143,750)Age 13: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 93,750–148,750)Age 15: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 93,750–151,250)Age 18: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 101,250–156,250)Age 19: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 93,750–156,250)Age 20: typical 131,250 miles (middle half 101,250–163,750)131k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
528,75038,75051,250
631,25043,75056,250
741,25056,25078,750
851,25073,75096,250
963,75088,750116,250
1071,25098,750126,250
1181,250108,750141,250
1283,750113,750143,750
1388,750116,250143,750
1493,750118,750148,750
1593,750121,250151,250
18101,250126,250156,250
1993,750126,250156,250
20101,250131,250163,750

What fails at each age

The S60's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilityBody, chassis, structureSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres53.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes13.8%
3-5 yrsSuspension12.6%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.7%
3-5 yrsVisibility6.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else6.1%
6-9 yrsTyres30.8%
6-9 yrsBrakes20.6%
6-9 yrsBody, chassis, structure12.3%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.7%
6-9 yrsSuspension10.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else13.8%
10-13 yrsTyres22.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension20.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes16.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.6%
10-13 yrsSteering7.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else19.8%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.7%
14+ yrsBrakes24.1%
14+ yrsSuspension17.3%
14+ yrsTyres10.7%
14+ yrsSteering5.6%
14+ yrsEverything else14.6%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.