Volvo S60 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

26.7% of 12,157 MOT tests of the Volvo S60 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.0 (95% CI 91.7–98.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Volvo S60 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo S60 built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	26.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12157
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.7–98.2)	95.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12157
Rank among this model's 21 build years	5	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12157
Tested in 2024	1810	tests	median 112,671 miles	2024	1810

Built 2011 against Volvo S60 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 26.4% vs 26.5%; age 9: 25.3% vs 25.7%; age 10: 25.4% vs 25.7%; age 11: 26.8% vs 28%; age 12: 27.3% vs 30.2%; age 13: 29.3% vs 33.4%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Volvo S60 by registration · All Volvo S60 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Volvo S60 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volvo S60 built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
8	2,269	26.4	24.7–28.3	26.5	99.7
9	2,079	25.3	23.4–27.2	25.7	98.2
10	2,066	25.4	23.5–27.3	25.7	98.8
11	1,998	26.8	24.9–28.8	28	96
12	1,935	27.3	25.4–29.4	30.2	90.4
13	1,810	29.3	27.2–31.4	33.4	87.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,157 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Volvo S60?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 12.5 items per 100 first tests, against 25.4 across all build years of the Volvo S60. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo S60 built 2011 against the Volvo S60 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	12.5	25.4	1,515
Tyres	10.6	10.6	1,291
Brakes	8.8	16.9	1,075
Suspension	7.6	10	923
Visibility	6.9	6.9	833

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,157 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Volvo S60, 2011 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 81.8. 2012: index 108.1.

Volvo S60 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	96.1	75.5–116.6	no different (rough estimate)	202
2001	105.8	100.0–111.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,801
2002	100.6	97.1–104.1	no different	7,196
2003	104.3	101.2–107.4	worse	9,577
2004	101.2	98.3–104.0	no different	10,811
2005	95.0	92.3–97.7	better	11,511
2006	98.0	94.6–101.3	no different	8,403
2007	103.9	99.3–108.6	no different	4,887
2008	105.4	98.9–112.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,621
2009	108.9	90.6–127.2	no different (rough estimate)	377
2010	81.8	77.0–86.7	better	4,344
2011	95.0	91.7–98.2	better	12,157
2012	108.1	104.3–111.8	worse	11,394
2013	100.1	95.9–104.3	no different	9,029
2014	100.0	95.6–104.4	no different	9,044
2015	99.1	94.2–104.1	no different	7,865
2016	104.0	98.5–109.5	no different	7,405
2017	96.9	90.6–103.2	no different	5,766
2018	100.3	91.9–108.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,640
2019	79.6	71.7–87.6	better (rough estimate)	3,449
2020	89.8	78.7–100.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,211

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 134,690 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volvo S60 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volvo-s60/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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