Car statistics by year

2020 Volvo V60

Volvo V60 cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volvo V60. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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3,074 MOT tests of 2020 Volvo V60 cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 85.9% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 44,600 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 3,028 100.7% of the 3,008 at the end of 2020
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.6% All 2020 cars 4.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 39.5% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 3,074 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Volvo V60s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 85.9% of 2020 Volvo V60 MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Volvo V60s did worse than average for their age, by 1.0 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 85.6% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Volvo V60 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Volvo V60 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volvo V60 compared with all cars
First registered Volvo V60All cars
’11 68.0%61.5%
’12 68.2%63.6%
’13 70.6%66.0%
’14 71.4%69.1%
’15 75.4%72.6%
’16 76.8%75.6%
’17 74.8%79.1%
’18 83.0%81.8%
’19 83.7%84.4%
’20 85.9%86.9%
’21 87.5%88.4%
’22 87.9%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2020 Volvo V60

Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords was the most common single reason a 2020 Volvo V60 failed, on 18.5% of about 400 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (47.7% of failed tests; all 2020 cars 39.8%). 6.6% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 4.7% for all cars first registered in 2020. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2020 Volvo V60 tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 18.5%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 17.8%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 15.3%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 7.6%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 6.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 6.3%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension 5.6%
Headlamp cleaning device: for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.6%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 4.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volvo V60 vs all 2020 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2020 Volvo V60 MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2020 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 47.7%
Brakes 22.9%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 17.1%
Visibility 10.4%
Suspension 7.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks 7.2%
Body, chassis, structure 5.1%
Road wheels 1.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Volvo V60

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 39.5% of 2020 Volvo V60 tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Volvo V60 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 13.3%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 5.3%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 4.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 2.9%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.3%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 1.7%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.7%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 1.6%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 1.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Volvo V60?

Half of the 2020 Volvo V60s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 44,600 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 32,600 and a quarter more than 60,700. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Volvo V60s have been driven 23.9% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 Volvo V60 and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Volvo V60 23,700 32,600 44,600 60,700 80,800 2,969
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Volvo V60s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 44,600 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Volvo V60s are left?

At the end of 2020, 3,008 2020 Volvo V60s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 3,028 were: 3,011 licensed and 17 declared off the road (SORN). That is 100.7% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Volvo V60s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Volvo V60All 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 101.6%99.4%
2022 102.1%98.4%
2023 99.8%95.6%
2024 100.7%96.7%
2025 100.7%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

7 of the Volvo V60’s 39 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020. 10 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volvo V60 recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
23 Jun 2025 BCM2 SW – Safety Notice 7 Jun 2019 to 11 Jun 2025 185
24 Mar 2025 SPA1 Cell Modules 15 May 2019 to 1 Dec 2021 353
5 Nov 2024 BCM2 – Push Road 29 May 2019 to 8 Aug 2020 22
4 Sept 2023 During driving or idle the O-Ring may become twisted or break. Should this occur there could be an oil leak a message for low engine oil level displayed in the vehicle or an unusual smell in the cabin. In a worst case scenario this could cause a thermal event. 2 Dec 2020 to 6 Jul 2023 13,701 (all models)
18 Sept 2021 Potentially insufficient or missing welding connection in the hydraulic unit of the brake system 2 Dec 2019 to 8 Dec 2020 28 (all models)
7 Jan 2021 Vehicles may have the supplementary restraint system control unit incorrectly tightened to the car body 10 Sept 2020 to 22 Sept 2020 704 (all models)
16 Mar 2020 Software issue means that automatic emergency brake system may not engage 21 Jan 2019 to 10 Mar 2020 56,385 (all models)

Every Volvo V60 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Volvo V60

12 years of the Volvo V60, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (68.0% passed first time) and the 2017 cars worst (74.8%).

Volvo V60s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2011 2,333 68.0% 61.5%
2012 4,299 68.2% 63.6%
2013 3,388 70.6% 66.0%
2014 4,080 3,508 71.4% 69.1%
2015 3,558 3,230 75.4% 72.6%
2016 3,905 3,759 76.8% 75.6%
2017 3,321 3,146 74.8% 79.1%
2018 3,890 3,801 83.0% 81.8%
2019 4,569 4,655 83.7% 84.4%
2020 3,008 3,028 85.9% 86.9%
2021 3,588 3,490 87.5% 88.4%
2022 1,490 1,421 87.9% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 3,074 MOT tests of 2020 Volvo V60 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 3,028 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volvo V60 cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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