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Volvo V60 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

30.0% of 28,200 MOT tests of the Volvo V60 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.2 (95% CI 108.8–113.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Volvo V60 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volvo V60 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time30.0%all ages tested2019–202428200
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 108.8–113.5)111.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202428200
Rank among this model's 11 build years11of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202428200
Tested in 20244516testsmedian 115,982 miles20244516
line · Volvo V60 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 28.1% vs model normal 24.9% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Volvo V60 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 28.1% vs 24.9%; age 8: 28.7% vs 24.6%; age 9: 29.4% vs 25.7%; age 10: 30.1% vs 27.1%; age 11: 30.8% vs 28.7%; age 12: 33.2% vs 31.2%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Volvo V60 by registration · All Volvo V60 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 2012 Volvo V60 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 V60 built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
74,92228.126.8–29.424.9112.7
84,69328.727.4–3024.6116.6
94,70529.428.1–30.725.7114.3
104,68930.128.8–31.427.1111
114,67530.829.5–32.228.7107.4
124,51633.231.8–34.631.2106.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,200 (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 2012 Volvo V60?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is tyres: 13.4 items per 100 first tests, against 11.3 across all build years of the Volvo V60. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo V60 built 2012 against the Volvo V60 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres13.411.33,766
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.46.62,944
Suspension9.93.62,798
Steering9.43.22,648
Brakes8.96.42,501

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,200 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Volvo V60, 2012 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 100.7. 2013: index 99.4.

Volvo V60 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201084.475.1–93.7better (rough estimate)1,266
2011100.797.8–103.6no different15,981
2012111.2108.8–113.5worse28,200
201399.496.8–102.1no different21,694
201499.096.3–101.8no different22,380
201596.293.2–99.2better20,159
2016100.597.5–103.5no different23,144
2017102.398.6–106.0no different16,650
201893.789.8–97.6better15,483
201995.991.8–100.1no different14,506
202093.587.1–100.0no different6,155

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 185,618 (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 V60 2012 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-v60/2012/

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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