Volvo S60 - 2004
322.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo S60, model year 2004.
Sample size: 1,119 cars, 2,411 tests and 7,778 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,119 cars
The 2004 Volvo S60 has an overall defect rate of 323 per 100 vehicles, which is 16% lower than the average defect rate for cars of the same year. While the data does not show specific issues with tyre wear, it highlights that the S60 performs notably better in categories such as brakes, visibility, and body structure. For instance, the S60 has 27% fewer brake-related defects compared to the average. However, it falls short in the lights and electrics category, with a defect rate that is 26% higher than average. Additionally, the defect rates increase with mileage, with the highest observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,119 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 26.0% better
121.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 7.2% worse
26.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 24.2% better
22.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 23.9% worse
136.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.8% better
272.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 46.9% better
33.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 61.6% better
5.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 47.3% better
26.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 847
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 662
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 492
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 437
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 299
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 257
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 246
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 208
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 198
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 53