MOT comparison

Volvo XC60 1st Gen vs Audi Q5 8R

How the Volvo XC60 1st Gen (2008–2017) and the Audi Q5 8R (1st Gen) (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volvo XC60 1st Gen

726,890

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Audi Q5 8R (1st Gen)

677,940

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 14 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Volvo XC60 1st Gen Audi Q5 8R

Under 10,000 miles 94.7% vs 95.5%

2,433 and 2,452 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.8% vs 93.2%

17,761 and 18,955 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.2% vs 91.1%

48,699 and 49,456 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.0% vs 89.9%

70,491 and 68,580 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 83.8% vs 88.3%

77,448 and 74,314 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 81.6% vs 86.3%

76,900 and 74,427 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 79.5% vs 84.2%

73,591 and 70,892 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.5% vs 82.4%

67,853 and 64,713 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 76.2% vs 80.8%

60,369 and 57,443 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 74.4% vs 79.0%

52,357 and 48,657 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 72.3% vs 76.7%

92,952 and 83,093 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 69.2% vs 73.6%

50,233 and 40,758 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 67.7% vs 70.6%

22,995 and 16,428 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 65.0% vs 69.0%

8,916 and 5,596 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 64.0% vs 68.1%

3,892 and 2,176 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Volvo XC60 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Audi Q5 8R: 2.3% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Side repeater

Fails over 20 times as often as the Audi Q5 8R: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands
Registration plate

Fails about 5 times as often as the Audi Q5 8R: 0.83% of MOTs against 0.17%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Number Plates

Audi Q5 8R fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 8 times as often as the Volvo XC60 1st Gen: 4.1% of MOTs against 0.86%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands
Front lower suspension arm

Fails about 6 times as often as the Volvo XC60 1st Gen: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.34%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.