Volvo V60 - 2017
132.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V60, model year 2017.
Sample size: 3,284 cars, 7,124 tests and 9,429 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 3,284 cars
The 2017 Volvo V60 has a slightly lower overall defect rate of 132 per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 134 per 100 vehicles, making it 1.1% better than average. It shows a rising defect rate with mileage, peaking at 283 defects per 100 for those over 124,000 miles. Notably, the V60 excels in categories like Steering and Visibility, with significantly fewer defects than the average, while it performs worse in Lights & Electrics and Body/Structure, having higher defect rates than average. Overall, this model demonstrates strengths in certain areas but faces challenges in specific categories as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,284 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 1.2% worse
73.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 69.6% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 22.1% better
11.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 16.2% worse
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.2% better
135.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 64.3% worse
11.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 44.4% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 34.4% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 2,511
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 997
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 796
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 612
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: 401
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 331
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 261
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 46