Volvo XC60 - 2017
121.9 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 XC60, model year 2017.
Sample size: 15,902 cars, 34,545 tests and 42,111 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: 15,902 cars
The 2017 Volvo XC60 has an overall defect rate of 122 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% lower than the average for its year at 134 per 100. This model excels in categories such as visibility, body/structure, and equipment, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it stands out negatively in steering defects, with a rate of 9% compared to the average of 5%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the XC60 maintains a relatively stable performance across different mileage segments. Overall, while the XC60 generally performs better in several key areas, attention to steering issues may be warranted.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 15,902 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 5.4% better
68.6 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
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 60.7% worse
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 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
▲ 26.9% better
10.6 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 2.9% worse
21.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- 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)
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- 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
▲ 11.4% better
126.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 71.4% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 40.7% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 55.6% better
4.0 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: 9,622
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,197
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,620
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,007
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,502
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,063
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: 1,658
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,010
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 874
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 723
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,010
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 874
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 723
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 661
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 568
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 305
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 232
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 187