Car statistics
Volvo S60 R statistics
How many Volvo S60 Rs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the R compares with other versions of the Volvo S60. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Volvo S60.
- Licensed in Great Britain 117 +0.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 104 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 56.4% Other Volvo S60 versions 25.3%
- Peak year 2006 350 licensed
- Share of Volvo S60s 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 3 registered for the first time
How many Volvo S60 Rs are left in Great Britain?
There were 117 Volvo S60 Rs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 104 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 66.6% lower than its peak of 350 in 2006.
Volvo S60 Rs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 149 | – |
| 2004 | 252 | – |
| 2005 | 322 | – |
| 2006 | 350 | – |
| 2007 | 343 | 6 |
| 2008 | 346 | 4 |
| 2009 | 339 | 4 |
| 2010 | 326 | 8 |
| 2011 | 309 | 21 |
| 2012 | 309 | 16 |
| 2013 | 283 | 27 |
| 2014 | 258 | 28 |
| 2015 | 243 | 30 |
| 2016 | 218 | 41 |
| 2017 | 207 | 53 |
| 2018 | 187 | 68 |
| 2019 | 170 | 72 |
| 2020 | 151 | 85 |
| 2021 | 144 | 92 |
| 2022 | 134 | 94 |
| 2023 | 132 | 100 |
| 2024 | 106 | 110 |
| 2025 | 118 | 102 |
| 2026 | 117 | 104 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Volvo S60 Rs have survived?
56.4% of the Volvo S60 Rs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Volvo S60 first registered in the same years, the figure is 25.3%, so Volvo S60 Rs are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 8 other versions of the Volvo S60 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Volvo S60 R | 56.4% |
| Other Volvo S60 versions of the same age | 25.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Volvo S60 R registrations over time
Registrations of Volvo S60 Rs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 155 in 2003. In 2025, 3 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’03 | 155 |
| ’04 | 115 |
| ’05 | 64 |
| ’06 | 31 |
| ’07 | 9 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 1 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 1 |
| ’16 | 2 |
| ’17 | 3 |
| ’18 | 3 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 2 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 3 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Volvo S60 R engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 119 Volvo S60 Rs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.5% have an engine of 2,501cc to 2,600cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,501cc to 2,600cc 116 licensed | 97.5% |
| Other sizes 3 licensed | 2.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,501–2,600cc | Petrol | 115 | 96.6% |
| 1,501–1,600cc | Petrol | 2 | 1.7% |
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Petrol | Other |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.5% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | 1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Volvo S60 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Volvo S60 R fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Volvo S60 R from 2003 to 2007. On the NEDC test (listings 2003 to 2007), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 25.4 to 26.9 mpg, with CO2 of 252 to 266 g/km.
| Engine and fuel | Combined mpg | CO2 g/km | Listed | Euro standard | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 petrol | 25.4–26.9 | 252–266 | 2003–2007 | Euro 4 | 6 |
Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated
- Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
- These are the VCA listings we could match to the Volvo S60 R by name. The Volvo S60 page covers every version.
- Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model names “S60 Model Year 04”, “S60 Model Year 05”, “S60 Model Year 06”, “S60 Model Year 07”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Volvo S60 MOT reliability
In 2025, 72.2% of Volvo S60 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 69.7% of the time, so the Volvo S60 does better than average for its age, by 2.5 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Volvo S60s tested, the R among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Volvo S60 page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Volvo S60 vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Volvo S60 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 4–5 years | 88.0% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 75.9% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 70.9% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 66.1% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 59.0% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Volvo S60 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 38.2% |
| Brakes | 28.8% |
| Tyres | 25.3% |
| Suspension | 25.2% |
| Visibility | 11.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10.9% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 221 Volvo S60 R records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 19,150 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “S60 R”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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