Volvo V60 - 2018
106.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo V60, model year 2018.
Sample size: 4,121 cars, 8,534 tests and 9,064 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 4,121 cars
The 2018 Volvo V60 has an overall defect rate of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 11.5% lower than the average for cars of the same year at 120 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the V60 performs significantly better in several categories, including steering, where it has just 1 defect per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 4.5, and visibility, with 11 defects per 100 versus 13.9 on average. The model also shows a slight increase in defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, the V60 stands out positively in areas such as lights and body structure, further indicating its reliability compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,121 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 0.9% better
68.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 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
▲ 78.0% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 20.9% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 36.4% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.4% better
112.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 25.5% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust fumes: entering cabin
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 31.8% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 52.9% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
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: 2,359
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,353
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 915
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 706
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 391
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 255
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 212
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 175
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 81
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 31