Volvo XC60 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

At a glance

How 6,791 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time: 91 in every 100
Did not pass first time: 9 in every 100620 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car: 3 yearsabout 28,493 miles
First tests counted: 6,791

What failed most often

Tyre condition (rear)31 in every 100 failed tests
Windscreen wipers (front)11 in every 100 failed tests
Tyre tread depth (front)9 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Noted on 21 first tests5.6 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time: 91in every 100; Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station: 1in every 100; Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed: 8in every 100; Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 90.9% of 6,791 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 92.3%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 1 fixed and the 8 not fixed make the 9 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage

Hybrid4,67627,166 miles9191

Other fuel2,09831,020 miles9191

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

Year	Passed first time	First tests
2009	66 in every 100	2,654
2010	66 in every 100	3,823
2011	68 in every 100	4,153
2012	70 in every 100	4,635
2013	73 in every 100	4,948
2014	72 in every 100	8,440
2015	74 in every 100	12,155
2016	77 in every 100	14,209
2017	80 in every 100	14,298
2018	88 in every 100	10,461
2019	88 in every 100	10,930
2020	90 in every 100	7,610
2021	90 in every 100	9,486
2022 This car	91 in every 100	6,791

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage makes a modest difference on a 2022 Volvo XC60.

Of 2022 Volvo XC60 vehicles with under 19,000 miles, 93 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 40,000 miles or more, 88 in every 100 did.

Under 19,0001,320 tests

93

19,000–25,0001,308 tests

92

25,000–32,000 Typical car1,509 tests

92

32,000–40,0001,265 tests

90

40,000 and over1,385 tests

88

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

	Under 19,000	25,000–32,000	40,000 and over
Tyre condition (rear)	2.0	2.6	3.2
Windscreen wipers (front)	0.7	0.8	1.9
Tyre tread depth (front)	0.3	0.9	0.9

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

55in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

12in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

3in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

Is the 2022 Volvo XC60 reliable?

The 2022 Volvo XC60 follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (rear), about 31 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 90.9% of 6,791 first MOTs on the 2022 Volvo XC60 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 92.3%. Among 620 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), we highlight MOT failure patterns that show up more often than on cars of a similar age and mileage when the sample is large enough to trust. There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.

What is most likely to fail on a 2022 Volvo XC60?

Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2022 Volvo XC60 at the first attempt were Tyre condition (rear) (31.3%), Windscreen wipers (front) (10.5%) and Tyre tread depth (front) (8.6%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.

How should I read advisories vs fails?

Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.

What does this Volvo XC60 2022 MOT report cover?

This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2022 Volvo XC60 (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.

Does this include engine and gearbox problems?

No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.