Volvo MOT pass rate

981,420 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 80.2%

Volvo has a 80.2% MOT pass rate based on 981,420 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 1.9 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 41 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the Xc60 Inscription Pro B4 Awd A at 95.8%, while the V50 is lowest at 67.4%.

The single most common reason a Volvo fails its MOT is a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which accounted for 23,131 failures.

Most common Volvo MOT failures

Reason	Count
a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn	23,131
a tyre seriously damaged	19,839
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	17,753
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	17,672
a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened	17,086
a tyre cords visible or damaged	14,329
a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	13,335
the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	13,183
a transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	10,494
a rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	9,905

How Volvo compares

Volvo pass rate80.2%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Volvo models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Xc60	154,426	82.7%	87,167
V40	140,680	79%	73,482
Xc90	99,884	78%	105,826
Xc40	97,492	91.2%	34,791
V70	62,491	72%	140,495
V50	53,418	67.4%	132,103
V60	43,709	81.1%	94,472
C30	41,711	69.8%	104,895
S40	31,725	67.8%	111,895
S60	28,705	75.8%	110,638
Xc70	27,649	76.5%	125,618
V90	17,139	86.4%	68,800
C70	14,391	71.1%	97,296
S80	12,064	75.4%	124,113
900 Series	9,572	69.9%	157,308
S90	7,427	89.4%	65,142
800 Series	5,249	70.8%	144,085
Xc40 Inscription Pro B4 Mhev A	4,102	94.4%	26,457
240	3,771	70.5%	148,452
Xc90 R-Design B5 Mhev Awd Auto	3,447	88.6%	34,996
Xc40 Inscript Pro T5 Rcharge A	3,247	93.3%	32,225
Xc40 R-Design Pro B4 Mhev Auto	3,187	92.8%	28,350
Xc40 Rdesign Pro T5 Recharge A	3,064	90.9%	36,023
Xc40 R-Design T4 Recharge Auto	2,792	93.2%	38,337
Xc40 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto	2,551	94.4%	28,215
700 Series	2,393	72.5%	134,992
Xc90 Momentum B5 Mhev Awd Auto	2,278	91%	34,608
Xc40 Inscription B4 Mhev Auto	2,254	94.4%	25,927
Xc60 Edition T4 Auto	2,253	91.1%	37,567
Xc40 R-Design T5 Recharge Auto	2,061	93.5%	43,088
Xc60 Momentum B5 Mhev Auto	2,024	94.1%	29,638
Xc40 Inscription B4 Mhev Awd A	2,011	93.7%	25,053
V90 Momentum + T4 Auto	1,819	88.5%	38,756
S60 R-Design + T5 Auto	1,752	87.4%	36,091
Unclassified	1,661	84.9%	128,239
Xc90 R-Design B5 Awd Auto	1,640	91.6%	45,704
Xc60 R-Design T6 Rcharg Awd A	1,561	92.3%	38,055
Xc60 Inscrpt Exp T6Rchrg Awd A	1,472	94.4%	33,075
Xc60 R-Design B5 Mhev Auto	1,451	93.7%	30,673
Xc40 Inscription T4 Recharge A	1,367	93%	33,885
Xc90 R-Design T8 Rcharge Awd A	1,358	90.4%	35,343
Xc60 Momentum D4 Auto	1,353	90.8%	48,695
Xc90 Inscription B5 Mhev Awd A	1,350	89.3%	34,787
Xc40 R-Design B4 Mhev Awd Auto	1,341	94.3%	27,990
Xc60 Momentum B4 Mhev Awd Auto	1,310	94.8%	33,780
Xc90 R-Design Pro B5 Awd Auto	1,290	91.9%	45,294
Xc60 R-Design B4 Mhev Awd Auto	1,281	93.1%	34,755
Xc60 R-Design B5 Mhev Awd Auto	1,273	92.3%	30,257
Xc60 Rdesgn Pro T8 Rchrg Awd A	1,264	91.9%	33,574
Xc60 R-Design D4 Auto	1,256	90.3%	49,007
Xc90 Inscrp Pro T8Rchrge Awd A	1,247	88%	32,929
Xc90 Rdesign Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	1,246	88.9%	34,617
Xc60 Inscrp Pro T8Rechrg Awd A	1,235	88.8%	28,850
Xc90 Momentum B5 Awd Auto	1,159	89%	50,738
S70	1,116	73.1%	136,642
V60 Momentum B3 Mhev Auto	1,113	92%	28,692
400 Series	1,112	68.2%	80,022
Xc40 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A	1,080	93.7%	25,821
Xc60 Rdesign Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	1,066	91.5%	32,718
Xc90 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	1,057	92.1%	36,220
Xc40 Inscription T5 Recharge A	1,036	93.3%	36,019
S90 Momentum + T4 Auto	994	89.3%	33,626
Xc90 Rdesgn Pro T8 Rchrg Awd A	975	89.2%	33,537
Xc60 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	966	89.8%	30,411
Xc60 R-Design T8 Phev Awd Auto	960	93.8%	50,720
S60 Inscription + T5 Auto	930	88.3%	31,213
Xc90 Inscript Pro T8 Phev A A	926	87.6%	43,241
V60 R-Design T6 Recharge Awd A	891	90%	45,768
Xc60 Inscription B5 Mhev Awd A	871	92.2%	28,752
Xc60 Momentum B5 Mhev Awd Auto	868	92.2%	29,513
Xc60 R-Design Pro B5 Awd Auto	862	92.1%	42,687
V60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto	829	89.4%	34,843
Xc60 R-Design B4 Awd Auto	797	91.7%	47,290
Xc40 Inscrpt Pro B4 Mhev Awd A	785	93.5%	25,160
Xc90 Inscrpt T8 Rcharge Awd A	755	91.1%	34,519
V60 R-Design B3 Mhev Auto	741	89.2%	30,623
V60 Momentum + T4 Auto	735	85.2%	33,365
Xc40 Plus Recharge Twin Ev Awd	713	90.7%	28,604
Xc40 Rdesign Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	712	94%	27,784
Xc60 Inscript T6 Rcharge Awd A	697	94.8%	32,528
Xc90 Inscription Pro B5 Awd A	695	90.1%	47,537
V90 Momentum + D4 Auto	694	88.8%	57,252
Xc60 Inscrpt Pro T8 Phev Awd A	677	90.7%	38,816
Xc40 First Edition P8 Awd	626	91.9%	26,075
V60 C-Country B5 Mhev Awd Auto	600	91.8%	27,078
V90 Momentum B4 Mhev Auto	580	88.1%	38,765
Xc60 Inscrpt Pro B4 Mhev Awd A	568	92.1%	32,907
Xc60 Momentum B4 Awd Auto	544	91.7%	43,945
Xc60 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto	534	93.3%	36,995
V90 R-Design + T4 Auto	533	89.1%	38,728
V90 R-Design + D4 Auto	532	85%	53,866
300 Series	524	72.5%	61,973
Xc60 Rdesign Pro T8 Phev Awd A	520	90.4%	40,873
V60 Momentum + D4 Auto	519	87.7%	48,965
Xc60 Rdesign Pro B4 Mhev Awd A	517	93%	32,700
Xc60 Momentum B4 Mhev Auto	501	92.4%	37,771
Xc40 Momentum B4 Mhev Auto	501	94.6%	27,188
Xc90 Inscription B5 Awd Auto	481	91.7%	47,373
Xc60 R-Design Pro B4 Awd Auto	466	90.6%	43,586
V90 Cross Country + T5 Awd A	465	91.8%	36,586
V60 Momentum B4 Mhev Auto	453	89.4%	38,404
Xc40 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A	449	91.3%	25,946
Xc60 Inscription Pro B5 Awd A	447	90.8%	40,609
V60 Cross Country + D4 Awd A	435	93.3%	44,731
Xc60 Momentum T5 Auto	428	90%	39,421
Xc40 Recharge Twin Ev Awd	421	91.9%	27,616
Xc60 Momentum Pro B4 Awd Auto	413	87.9%	41,781
V60 Momentum + D3 Auto	403	85.9%	58,900
V90 Cross Country + D4 Awd A	401	90.3%	45,751
Xc40 R-Design Pro T5 Phev Auto	400	91.8%	40,160
Xc60 Inscription B5 Mhev Auto	397	90.2%	29,917
Xc40 Pro Recharge Twin Ev Awd	396	90.7%	26,699
V60 R-Design + D4 Auto	393	88%	48,722
V90 R-Design B4 Mhev Auto	393	90.6%	38,161
Xc40 Inscription Pro T5 Phev A	376	84.3%	35,523
Xc60 Inscription B4 Mhev Awd A	367	94.8%	36,978
V60 Inscription T6 Rchrg Awd A	367	90.7%	37,002
V60 C-Country B4 Mhev Awd Auto	365	90.7%	30,622
Xc90 Momentum Pro B5 Awd Auto	361	90.9%	43,314
Xc40 Inscription Exp T4Rchrg A	356	91.3%	36,954
Xc60 R-Design Pro B5 Mhev Auto	351	89.2%	34,120
Xc90 Inscription T8 Phev Awd A	346	89%	47,410
Xc60 Inscription T8 Phev Awd A	346	93.1%	44,101
Xc60 Inscription B4 Awd Auto	346	92.2%	42,467
Xc60 R-Design T5 Auto	342	90.4%	41,557
V60 Inscription B4 Mhev Auto	326	90.8%	29,364
Xc60 Inscription D4 Auto	326	91.7%	41,728
Xc60 P-Str Engrd T8Rchrg Awd A	320	94.1%	29,832
S60 R-Design B5 Mhev Auto	312	95.5%	27,452
V60 R-Design + T4 Auto	305	93.8%	33,808
S90 Momentum + D4 Auto	301	89%	50,400
V60 Cross Country + T5 Awd A	300	91%	32,256
V60 Inscription + D4 Auto	289	87.9%	44,220
Xc60 Pstar Engrd T8 Phev Awd A	285	90.9%	39,017
V60 R-Design + D3 Auto	282	84%	48,710
S90 R-Design T8 Recharge Awd A	274	92.3%	37,177
Xc60 Inscription Pro B4 Awd A	261	95.8%	37,920
V60 Momentum + D3	256	84.4%	57,943
V60 Momentum + D4	247	87%	54,850
V90 C-Country B5 Mhev Awd A	246	93.5%	37,517
V90 Inscription + D4 Auto	245	89.4%	52,045
V60 R-Design + T5 Auto	239	90%	42,011
V90 R-Design T6 Recharge Awd A	237	90.7%	47,151
V60 Inscription + T4 Auto	236	92.8%	27,859
Xc60 Momentum Pro D4 Auto	235	93.6%	45,189
V60 R-Design + T8 Phev Awd A	230	87.4%	47,910
V60 P-Star Engrd T8Rchrg Awd A	215	88.8%	38,233
Xc40 R-Design T5 Phev Auto	214	95.3%	45,862
Xc40 R-Design B5 Mhev Awd Auto	212	95.3%	26,138
Xc60 R-Design Pro B6Mhev Awd A	207	92.3%	30,440
V90 R-Design + T8 Phev Awd A	203	90.6%	59,184
Xc60 R-Design B5 Awd Auto	202	90.6%	45,753