Does the Volvo XC60 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Volvo XC60 records 5.16 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.71 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.55, 95% interval −1.62 to −1.48). It ranks 433 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volvo XC60 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 18,556 times in 2019–2024.

Volvo XC60: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	18,556	3.43
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	2,035	0.38
Warning device shows system malfunction	1,154	0.21
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured	632	0.12
Brake performance unable to be tested	619	0.11

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 540,430 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Volvo XC60 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.0% of Volvo XC60 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,384 miles later (72,556 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,556 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Volvo XC60 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Volvo XC60 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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