Volvo S60 fuel economy (UK)

Official figures for the Volvo S60 from the Vehicle Certification Agency's new car lists, 2001–2026: 213 versions after removing repeats between lists. Economy is in UK (imperial) mpg; electric versions show miles per kWh and range instead. In the most recent lists (2019–2026, WLTP) combined economy is 35.3–45.4 mpg.

This model has figures from two different official tests: NEDC (older lists) and WLTP. They are shown in separate tables and must not be compared with each other.

Figures by list

ListsTestVersionsCombined
2019–2026 WLTP 51 35.3–45.4 mpg
2002–2018 NEDC 162 21.9–74.3 mpg

Ranges are only comparable within the same test. Plug-in hybrids are listed in the tables but left out of these ranges.

WLTP figures, VCA lists 2019–2026

WLTP is the official test for new cars from September 2017. Its figures are closer to real-world driving than the older NEDC figures.

WLTP figures
VersionFuelCombinedL/100 kmCO₂ g/kmIn lists
S60
B5 Ultimate · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 42.1 mpg 6.7 152 2022–2026
S60
B5 AWD Plus · 8AT-AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.7 mpg 7.1 162 2023–2026
S60
B5 AWD Ultimate · 8AT-AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.2 mpg 7.2 163 2023–2026
S60
B5 Plus · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 38.1 mpg 7.4 168 2022–2026
S60
Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8 AWD Ultimate · 8AT-FWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 352.6 mpg*
55 mi electric
0.8 17 2023–2026
S60
Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8 Plus AWD · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 256.5 mpg*
58 mi electric
1.1 18 2022–2026
S60
Recharge Plug-in Hybrid T8 Ultimate AWD · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 256.5 mpg*
58 mi electric
1.1 18 2022–2026
S60
B5 Inscription · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 42.1 mpg 6.7 152 2021
S60
B5 R-Design · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 42.1 mpg 6.7 152 2021
S60
B5 R-Design 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 41.5 mpg 6.8 146 2020–2021
S60
B5 Inscription 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.6 mpg 7.1 146 2020–2021
S60
B5 Inscription 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.6 mpg 7.1 146 2020–2021
S60
B5 R-Design 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.6 mpg 7.1 146 2020–2021
S60
B5 R-Design 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.6 mpg 7.1 146 2020–2021
S60
B5 Inscription · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 38.1 mpg 7.4 168 2021
S60
B5 R-Design · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 38.1 mpg 7.4 168 2021
S60
B5 Inscription 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 37.6 mpg 7.5 170 2020–2021
S60
B5 Inscription 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 37.6 mpg 7.5 170 2020–2021
S60
B5 R-Design 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 37.6 mpg 7.5 170 2020–2021
S60
B5 R-Design 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 37.6 mpg 7.5 170 2020–2021
S60
B5 R-Design 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Hybrid 37.6 mpg 7.5 170 2020–2021
S60
Recharge T8 Plug-in Hybrid R-Design · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 156.7 mpg*
34 mi electric
1.8 34 2021
S60
Recharge T8 Plug-in Hybrid Polestar Engineered · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 141.1 mpg*
37 mi electric
2.0 42 2021
S60
Recharge T8 Plug-in Hybrid R-Design · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 141.1 mpg*
31 mi electric
2.0 34 2021
S60
Recharge T8 Plug-in Hybrid Polestar Engineered · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 112.8 mpg*
34 mi electric
2.5 42 2021
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019–2020
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T5 Inscription Plus 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T5 R-Design Plus 20" Alloy · 8AT · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019–2020
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 275.8 mpg*
36 mi electric
1.0 24 2020
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 275.8 mpg*
36 mi electric
1.0 24 2020
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 169.4 mpg*
30 mi electric
1.7 42 2020
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Plug-in hybrid 169.4 mpg*
30 mi electric
1.7 42 2020
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 45.4 mpg 6.2 36 2019
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 45.4 mpg 6.2 36 2019
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 18" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.8 mpg 7.1 51 2019
S60
T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Plus 19" Alloy · 8A AWD · 1969 cc
Hybrid 39.8 mpg 7.1 51 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 18" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 19" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 20" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 39.6 mpg 7.1 161 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 18" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 19" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019
S60
T5 R-Design Edition 20" Alloy · 8A-AWD · 1969 cc
Petrol 35.3 mpg 8.0 181 2019

* Plug-in hybrids: official weighted combined figure, which assumes the battery is charged regularly. Without charging, economy is much lower.

Using these figures

"In lists" shows which yearly VCA lists include the version; it is not the model year. Manufacturers supply figures to the VCA voluntarily, so some makes are missing from some years' lists (for example several large brands between 2019 and 2024); a gap in the years does not mean the car was not sold. Click an mpg figure to open the trip fuel cost calculator with it in UK units, or convert it with the fuel economy converter. Real-world economy is usually lower than official figures — measure yours with the MPG calculator.

Tyre and wheel sizes for this model: Volvo S60 tyre sizes.

Source: Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Car Fuel Data — official data download (lists 2001–2026, downloaded 2026-10-22). © Crown copyright, reused under the licence published for this dataset on data.gov.uk (Creative Commons Attribution). Data processed by us (duplicates merged, model names tidied); the VCA is not responsible for our use of it. The VCA states that figures are supplied by manufacturers, may not be achieved in real-world driving, and are used at the user's own risk.