Volvo S60 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

15.6% of 5,766 MOT tests of the Volvo S60 first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.9 (95% CI 90.6–103.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo S60 built in 2017 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	15.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5766
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.6–103.2)	96.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5766
Rank among this model's 21 build years	7	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5766
Tested in 2024	1070	tests	median 64,186 miles	2024	1070

Built 2017 against Volvo S60 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.9% vs 12.1%; age 4: 14.3% vs 14.2%; age 5: 16.6% vs 16.4%; age 6: 18% vs 18.6%; age 7: 19.7% vs 20.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2017 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 2017 Volvo S60 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 2017: 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)
3	1,404	10.9	9.4–12.6	12.1	90
4	1,112	14.3	12.4–16.5	14.2	101
5	1,101	16.6	14.5–18.9	16.4	101.1
6	1,079	18	15.8–20.4	18.6	96.7
7	1,070	19.7	17.4–22.2	20.5	96.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,766 (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 2017 Volvo S60?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is tyres: 8.4 items per 100 first tests, against 10.6 across all build years of the Volvo S60. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo S60 built 2017 against the Volvo S60 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2017, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8.4	10.6	490
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	5.9	25.4	344
Brakes	5.4	16.9	316
Visibility	3.7	6.9	217
Body, chassis, structure	1.7	4	97

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,802 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Volvo S60, 2017 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 104.0. 2018: index 100.3.

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 2017 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-s60/2017/

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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