Volvo S60: reliability by registration year
2002-2020 · 16 registration years · 16,573 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every S60 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,059 | 87.9% | 89.4% | |
| 2019 | 1,131 | 85.9% | 88.2% | |
| 2018 | 841 | 80.0% | 83.7% | |
| 2017 | 1,027 | 75.5% | 80.7% | |
| 2016 | 1,103 | 75.2% | 78.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.2% |
| 2015 | 1,167 | 76.2% | 80.6% | |
| 2014 | 1,285 | 75.0% | 79.3% | |
| 2013 | 1,323 | 73.3% | 77.6% | |
| 2012 | 1,593 | 67.7% | 72.1% | Tyre condition (front) 11.5% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 S60: Tyre condition (front) (11.5%) · Track rod end (front) (10.5%) · Shock absorbers (front) (10.3%) | ||||
| 2011 | 1,631 | 68.2% | 74.4% | Tyre condition (front) 13.3% |
| 2010 | 586 | 72.9% | 78.0% | |
| 2006 | 786 | 64.1% | 71.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.2% |
| 2005 | 984 | 60.0% | 67.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 23.9% |
| 2004 | 817 | 57.0% | 64.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 23.3% |
| 2003 | 728 | 56.7% | 65.9% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 19.7% |
| 2002 | 512 | 59.6% | 67.6% | |