Volvo V60 years to avoid: the later ones

Based on 32,247 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

Avoid 2019. The worst is the 2019, which fails its MOT 20% more often than other cars of the same age. The 2011 is the strongest, failing 15% less often than average.

Found a Volvo V60 you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every V60 model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Volvo V60
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2011	2,604	25.8%	15% better
2012	4,675	26.4%	about average
2013	3,573	22.8%	about average
2014	3,698	20.8%	about average
2015	3,325	18.3%	about average
2016	3,863	17.2%	about average
2017	3,189	15.9%	about average
2018	3,862	12.9%	about average
2019 Worst	3,458	12.3%	20% worse

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Volvo V60, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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