Pass rate
81.8%
Around average — 3.2 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,018 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £28–£69
2013 Volvo S60 MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 106,569 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
25.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
0.8 pts down across model years — 7.4% in 2001, 6.6% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 90.5% pass
- Avoid 2004 73.8% pass
Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 16.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.2%
- Typical mileage
- 107k mi
The 2013 Volvo S60 MOT pass rate is 81.8% of its MOT tests — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo S60 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.3× the national share
Tyres make up 25.8% of everything recorded on the 2013 Volvo S60, against 19.8% nationally — 6.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 78.6% and this one manages 81.8% — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2013 Volvo S60 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.2%. The median 2013 Volvo S60 in this dataset had covered 106,569 mi.
95% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 81.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.0% of the time, April–September 81.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 4.07% of tests.
- 5,018 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.8% overall pass rate, 78.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo S60, the average is 79.9% — best year 2019 (90.5%), worst 2004 (73.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 5,018
- Typical mileage (median)
- 106,569 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo S60
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the S60 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (95% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the S60
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 708 | 83.1% |
| South East | 626 | 84.5% |
| West Midlands | 603 | 80.6% |
| Yorkshire | 566 | 82.3% |
| Scotland | 522 | 77.2% |
| East of England | 513 | 84.0% |
| South West | 424 | 78.1% |
| East Midlands | 406 | 81.5% |
| Wales | 336 | 81.8% |
| North East | 247 | 83.4% |
| London | 67 | 88.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2013 S60
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2013 S60
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 4.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 2.4% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 2.3% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2013 S60 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £28–£69 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £28–£69
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,018 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the S60, side by side
20 model years on record, from 2000 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.8% to 90.5% — a spread of 16.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 74.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 74.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 73.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 75.2% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 75.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 75.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 78.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 81.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 80.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 78.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 81.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 83.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 83.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 84.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 85.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 87.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 90.5% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2013 Volvo S60 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2013 cars with a similar record
- SEAT Leon 81.8%
- Toyota Aygo 81.7%
- Skoda Yeti 81.7%
- BMW 118 81.7%
- Peugeot 107 81.9%
- MINI COOPER D 81.9%
Closest pass rates among 2013 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2013 Volvo S60 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 7,524 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,963 | 25.80% | 19.76% | +6.04 |
| Suspension | 1,654 | 21.70% | 20.98% | +0.72 |
| Brakes | 1,606 | 21.10% | 20.89% | +0.21 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 678 | 8.90% | 12.21% | −3.31 |
| Steering | 437 | 5.70% | 2.57% | +3.13 |
| Visibility | 343 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 309 | 4.10% | 4.18% | −0.08 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 219 | 2.90% | 5.52% | −2.62 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 205 | 2.70% | 1.76% | +0.94 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 110 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.1% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £80–200 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.4% | £18–45 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of… Steering | Major | 1.1% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.7% | £25–65 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.6% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.7% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 52 | 84.6% | 22,650 mi |
| 30-60k | 495 | 87.1% | 48,224 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,133 | 83.6% | 75,893 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,423 | 80.1% | 104,611 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,905 | 80.7% | 154,894 mi |
Source: 5,018 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2013 S60 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Volvo S60?
81.8% of the 5,018 2013 Volvo S60 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 78.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Volvo S60?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.07%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.41%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.31%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Volvo S60 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 84.6% of the time, falling to 80.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Volvo S60 in this dataset had covered 106,569 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Volvo S60?
Diesel: 81.3% pass rate across 4,747 tests. Petrol: 90.4% pass rate across 271 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 Volvo S60 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.