Pass rate
94.2%
Above average — 2.2 pts ahead of the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 346 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£70
2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 27,959 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
63.0% 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 →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 94.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 93.8%
- Typical mileage
- 28k mi
The 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 MOT pass rate is 94.2% of its MOT tests — 2.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 63.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo XC60 Core B5 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.2× the national share
Tyres make up 63.0% of everything recorded on the 2022 Volvo Xc60 Core B5, against 19.8% nationally — 43.2 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.
- Based on a small sample. 346 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 2.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 93.8%. The median 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 in this dataset had covered 27,959 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 94.4% of the time, April–September 94.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers blade defective", noted on 2.31% of tests.
- 346 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.2% overall pass rate, 93.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC60 Core B5, the average is 94.2% — best year 2022 (94.2%), worst 2022 (94.2%).
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
- 346
- Typical mileage (median)
- 27,959 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC60 Core B5
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the XC60 Core B5 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the XC60 Core B5
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 73 | 91.8% |
| Yorkshire | 46 | 91.3% |
| Scotland | 40 | 92.5% |
| East of England | 37 | 97.3% |
| North West | 36 | 94.4% |
| South West | 33 | 93.9% |
| London | 23 | 100.0% |
| East Midlands | 21 | 95.2% |
| West Midlands | 16 | 100.0% |
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 2022 XC60 Core B5
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 2022 XC60 Core B5
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 wipers and washers 2.3% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 0.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too far to the right”
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 tyre tread 0.6% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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 2022 XC60 Core B5 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£70 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£70
- Cheapest common item: wipers blade defective
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 346 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 →
Compare the 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 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 2022 cars with a similar record
- Audi Q3 94.2%
- Hyundai Tucson Ultimate T-Gdi 94.2%
- Skoda Karoq 94.2%
- Citroen C3 Aircross 94.2%
- Jaguar I-Pace HSE 94.3%
- Skoda Fabia 94.1%
Closest pass rates among 2022 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 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 162 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 | 102 | 63.00% | 19.76% | +43.24 |
| Visibility | 17 | 10.50% | 4.97% | +5.53 |
| Brakes | 16 | 9.90% | 20.89% | −10.99 |
| Non-component advisories | 10 | 6.20% | 4.18% | +2.02 |
| Suspension | 6 | 3.70% | 20.98% | −17.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 3.70% | 12.21% | −8.51 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.20% | 5.57% | −4.37 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.3% | £8–22 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.87% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.87% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.58% | £30–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.58% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.58% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.58% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.29% | £18–45 |
| Drive shaft likely to become detached Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.29% | £60–160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.2% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.0% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 201 | 96.5% | 21,328 mi |
| 30-60k | 139 | 91.4% | 38,818 mi |
| 60-90k | 6 | 83.3% | 69,177 mi |
Source: 346 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.
2022 XC60 Core B5 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5?
94.2% of the 346 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 93.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5?
The three most recorded items are wipers blade defective (2.31%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.73%), has ply or cords exposed (0.87%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.5% of the time, falling to 83.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 in this dataset had covered 27,959 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 Volvo XC60 Core B5 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 94.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 94.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.