Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 passed on its first attempt in 87.5%, and its overall record sits +7.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 in the 2023–2025 data: 623 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volvo XC60 R-Design T5, the Brakes section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Volvo XC60 R-Design T5's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volvo XC60 R-Design T5, each with how many of the model's 623 tests it was noted on.

• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 20 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 20 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 10 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 8 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 5 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 4 Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 model year on record is 2020 (91.5% across 177 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (87.9%). The gap between them is 3.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 Owners

These checks follow this Volvo XC60 R-Design T5's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volvo XC60 R-Design T5.

• the brakes — “brake pads 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.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Volvo XC60 R-Design T5. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Volvo XC60 R-Design T5 MOT & Reliability