Pass rate
88.1%
Above average — 1.4 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 126 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £45–£109
2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 46,461 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
36.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.6% pass
- Avoid 2019 88.1% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 6.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.7%
- Typical mileage
- 46k mi
The 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 MOT pass rate is 88.1% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.5% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.7× the national share
Brakes make up 36.5% of everything recorded on the 2019 Volvo Xc60 R-Design B5, against 20.9% nationally — 15.6 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 7% 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. 126 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 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.7%. The median 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 in this dataset had covered 46,461 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 86.2% of the time, April–September 89.7%.
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 3.97% of tests.
- 126 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.1% overall pass rate, 86.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC60 R-Design B5, the average is 93.5% — best year 2022 (94.6%), worst 2019 (88.1%).
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
- 126
- Typical mileage (median)
- 46,461 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC60 R-Design B5
- 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 R-Design 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 R-Design B5
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 51 | 84.3% |
| East Midlands | 19 | 94.7% |
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 2019 XC60 R-Design 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 2019 XC60 R-Design 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 windscreen 1.6% 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 brakes 0.8% of tests
“brake linings less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the coil springs 0.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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 2019 XC60 R-Design B5 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£109 — and 7% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £45–£109
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 7%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 126 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 R-Design B5, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2019 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.1% to 94.6% — a spread of 6.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 88.1%has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 92.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 94.0% wipers blade defective
- 2022 94.6% 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 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- BMW X2 SDRIVE18D 88.1%
- Mitsubishi Shogun 88.1%
- Ford Focus 88.0%
- Volkswagen Polo 88.0%
- Vauxhall Mokka 88.0%
- Hyundai Tucson N 88.0%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design 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 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 27 | 36.50% | 20.89% | +15.61 |
| Tyres | 24 | 32.40% | 19.76% | +12.64 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 9.50% | 5.52% | +3.98 |
| Suspension | 6 | 8.10% | 20.98% | −12.88 |
| Visibility | 4 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 4.10% | 4.18% | −0.08 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 2.70% | 5.57% | −2.87 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 1.40% | 12.21% | −10.81 |
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 | 4.0% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Brake linings less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.79% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.79% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.79% | £25–65 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.79% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.79% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.79% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 0.79% | £80–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.79% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.9% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.9% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 4.0% | £200–700 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 16 | 93.8% | 22,695 mi |
| 30-60k | 80 | 83.8% | 44,023 mi |
| 60-90k | 25 | 96.0% | 69,481 mi |
| 90-120k | 5 | 100.0% | 104,081 mi |
Source: 126 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.
2019 XC60 R-Design B5 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5?
88.1% of the 126 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 86.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.97%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.59%), brake linings less than 1.5 mm thick (0.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 in this dataset had covered 46,461 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 86.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.