Volvo XC60 - 2010
208.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo XC60, model year 2010.
Sample size: 4,478 cars, 10,251 tests and 21,405 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 4,478 cars
The 2010 Volvo XC60 has an overall defect rate of 209 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 294 per 100, making it about 29% better in terms of reliability. The model shows a consistent trend of defects increasing with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage range of over 124,000 miles, where it hits 336 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, this model excels in categories like brakes, visibility, and body structure, each showing substantially lower defect rates compared to the average. Overall, the XC60 stands out for its robustness in key safety and structural areas, presenting a compelling option for buyers seeking reliability in a 2010 vehicle.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,478 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 31.9% better
78.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 18.9% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
Visibility
▲ 33.5% better
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.6% better
60.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 26.3% better
210.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 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 component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 40.5% better
21.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 39.5% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 57.3% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 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
- 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: 3,694
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,042
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,348
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,099
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 887
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 659
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 623
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 579
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 576
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 555
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 555
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 298
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 242
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 162
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 149
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 110