Volvo Xc90 — reliability by registration year

2004–2022 · 19 registration years · 70,957 first tests

2015 breaks the run — 5.2 pp better than the years either side 2014 breaks the run — 5.9 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Xc90 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Volvo Xc90 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 6,003 87.2% 88.9% Tyres — Condition (rear) 36.4%
2021 6,508 87.1% 88.8% Tyres — Condition (front) 31.8%
2020 4,650 86.3% 88.0% Tyres — Condition (front) 28.6%
2019 6,859 86.2% 87.4% Tyres — Condition (front) 22.9%
2018 6,004 84.6% 86.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.3%
2017 5,275 82.4% 84.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.0%
2016 4,981 79.8% 81.5% Track rod end (front) 20.1%
2015 2,620 79.7% 81.5% Track rod end (front) 20.8%
5.2 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 Xc90s most often: Track rod end (front) (20.8%) · Ball joint (front) (14.6%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (12.6%)
2014 2,176 69.2% 74.9% Position lamp (front) 21.8%
5.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Xc90s most often: Position lamp (front) (21.8%) · Decelerometer (sp) (17.3%) · Rbt (sp) (15.5%)
2013 2,296 70.6% 75.9% Position lamp (front) 18.5%
2012 2,736 69.4% 74.7% Position lamp (front) 22.1%
2011 3,915 63.7% 71.3% Position lamp (front) 23.2%
2010 5,304 62.8% 71.1% Position lamp (front) 24.6%
2009 2,890 60.8% 68.5% Position lamp (front) 24.7%
2008 1,313 58.0% 64.7% Position lamp (front) 18.3%
2007 1,951 57.0% 64.4% Position lamp (front) 20.9%
2006 1,817 55.9% 64.2% Position lamp (front) 19.1%
2005 2,213 55.3% 63.5% Rbt (sp) 20.4%
2004 1,446 55.3% 63.6% Rbt (sp) 21.5%

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