Pass rate
91.0%
Above average — 0.3 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 310 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£82
2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 35,862 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
59.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 94.8% pass
- Avoid 2020 91.0% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 3.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.1%
- Typical mileage
- 36k mi
The 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT pass rate is 91.0% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 59.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 3.0× the national share
Tyres make up 59.4% of everything recorded on the 2020 Volvo Xc60 Pstar Engrd, against 19.8% nationally — 39.6 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 30% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 310 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 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.1%. The median 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd in this dataset had covered 35,862 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.7% of the time, April–September 89.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 3.23% of tests.
- 310 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.0% overall pass rate, 90.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd, the average is 91.9% — best year 2019 (94.8%), worst 2020 (91.0%).
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
- 310
- Typical mileage (median)
- 35,862 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the XC60 Pstar Engrd
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 73 | 86.3% |
| Scotland | 39 | 84.6% |
| West Midlands | 38 | 92.1% |
| East of England | 34 | 91.2% |
| East Midlands | 27 | 100.0% |
| North West | 21 | 90.5% |
| South West | 19 | 100.0% |
| Yorkshire | 18 | 88.9% |
| London | 17 | 100.0% |
| Wales | 17 | 88.2% |
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 2020 XC60 Pstar Engrd
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 2020 XC60 Pstar Engrd
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 1.9% 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 windscreen 1.3% 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 lights 0.7% of tests
“headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative”
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.
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 2020 XC60 Pstar Engrd through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£82 — and 30% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£82
- Cheapest common item: wipers blade defective
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 30%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 310 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 XC60 Pstar Engrd, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2019 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.0% to 94.8% — a spread of 3.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 94.8% wipers blade defective
- 2020 91.0%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 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Ford Fiesta 91.0%
- Vauxhall Grandland X 91.0%
- Volkswagen Touran 91.0%
- BMW 218 91.0%
- Audi Q2 Technik 91.0%
- BMW M235I 91.0%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd 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 143 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 | 85 | 59.40% | 19.76% | +39.64 |
| Non-component advisories | 15 | 10.50% | 4.18% | +6.32 |
| Brakes | 14 | 9.80% | 20.89% | −11.09 |
| Visibility | 14 | 9.80% | 4.97% | +4.83 |
| Suspension | 7 | 4.90% | 20.98% | −16.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 2.10% | 12.21% | −10.11 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 0.70% | 5.52% | −4.82 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 0.70% | 0.82% | −0.12 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 0.70% | 0.75% | −0.05 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.2% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £8–22 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £80–200 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.65% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.65% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.65% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.32% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.32% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively twisted Brakes | Major | 0.32% | £25–70 |
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 | 10.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 4.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.3% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 122 | 92.6% | 20,220 mi |
| 30-60k | 149 | 91.3% | 42,792 mi |
| 60-90k | 37 | 83.8% | 68,802 mi |
| 90-120k | 2 | 100.0% | 101,273 mi |
Source: 310 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.
2020 XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd?
91.0% of the 310 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 90.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.23%), wipers blade defective (1.94%), has ply or cords exposed (1.29%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.6% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd in this dataset had covered 35,862 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Volvo XC60 Pstar Engrd MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.