Volvo XC90: reliability by registration year
2004-2022 · 19 registration years · 70,957 first tests
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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,003 | 87.2% | 88.9% | Tyre condition (rear) 36.4% |
| 2021 | 6,508 | 87.1% | 88.8% | Tyre condition (front) 31.8% |
| 2020 | 4,650 | 86.3% | 88.0% | Tyre condition (front) 28.6% |
| 2019 | 6,859 | 86.2% | 87.4% | Tyre condition (front) 22.9% |
| 2018 | 6,004 | 84.6% | 86.3% | Tyre condition (rear) 18.3% |
| 2017 | 5,275 | 82.4% | 84.3% | Tyre 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% |
| about 5 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 XC90: Track rod end (front) (20.8%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (14.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (12.6%) | ||||
| 2014 | 2,176 | 69.2% | 74.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.8% |
| about 6 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 XC90: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (21.8%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (decelerometer test) (17.3%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (15.5%) | ||||
| 2013 | 2,296 | 70.6% | 75.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.5% |
| 2012 | 2,736 | 69.4% | 74.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.1% |
| 2011 | 3,915 | 63.7% | 71.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 23.2% |
| 2010 | 5,304 | 62.8% | 71.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 24.6% |
| 2009 | 2,890 | 60.8% | 68.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 24.7% |
| 2008 | 1,313 | 58.0% | 64.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.3% |
| 2007 | 1,951 | 57.0% | 64.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.9% |
| 2006 | 1,817 | 55.9% | 64.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.1% |
| 2005 | 2,213 | 55.3% | 63.5% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 20.4% |
| 2004 | 1,446 | 55.3% | 63.6% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 21.5% |