2004 VOLVO S602.3L Petrol

The 2004 Volvo S60 presents a stable and reassuring roadworthiness profile. The most recent test on 5 September 2025 at 167,993 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and this clean result continues an unbroken five-year sequence of passes. The maintenance trend is steady with no worsening faults, advisories, or repeated failures appearing across the available history. Annual mileage has tracked close to the typical expectation for a 22-year-old vehicle. The records show 153,321 miles in August 2021, rising to 155,501 by August 2022, 159,132 by September 2023, 162,145 by September 2024, and 167,993 by September 2025. That equates to roughly 3,000 to 4,700 miles added each year, well below the 7,636 annual average and indicating light, consistent use rather than harsh high-mileage cycling. The DVSA data contains no gaps or sudden accumulation spikes, though the sparse five-entry span offers limited visibility before 2021. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural corrosion and suspension bushes given the car's age and aluminium/composite subframe vulnerabilities on the S60 chassis. The tester logged no brake disc wear, binding calipers, or exhaust emissions concerns, yet twenty-two years of road salt exposure can hide chassis rot behind clean MOT sheets. Verify the condition of coil springs and steering joints in person, as these items draw no automatic failure until severely degraded. Previous keepers clearly kept the Volvo to a basic statutory standard with no deferred tests or neglected consumables triggering advisories. The absence of tyre, wiper, or lamp defects across all five examinations suggests routine pre-test preparation. Treat the spotless record as evidence of compliant ownership, not a substitute for physical appraisal of ageing rubber mounts and underbody integrity.