Volvo S60 - 2012
205.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo S60, model year 2012.
Sample size: 1,850 cars, 4,074 tests and 8,381 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,850 cars
The 2012 Volvo S60 has a lower overall defect rate of 206 per 100 cars, which is 16% better than the average for its year, recorded at 246 defects per 100. The model demonstrates particularly strong performance in categories such as brakes and lights & electrics, with defects significantly lower than the average. However, it has a higher rate of steering defects compared to the average, indicating a specific area of concern. Mileage trends show that as the S60 ages, the defect rate increases, aligning with typical patterns observed in vehicles. Overall, this model stands out positively in various categories while showing a notable weakness in steering.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,850 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 22.4% better
80.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 68.2% worse
22.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 6.3% better
18.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 42.3% better
35.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 4.3% better
233.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 75.6% better
6.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 30.6% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 55.5% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,344
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 725
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 669
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 530
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 503
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 460
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 284
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: 212
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 155
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 144
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 52