Volvo S90 MOT reliability

Volvo S90s passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 7,814 tests in 2025. 7,186 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

7,814

Still licensed (GB)

7,186

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

649 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 40,379 (most between 29,799 and 52,163).

2021: 100% → 2022: 97% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.8%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (0.6%)

2020 diesel

268 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 60,957 (most between 42,414 and 80,902).

2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.1%)
Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.1%)

2020 hybrid

89 MOTs

These figures come from 89 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 46,405 (most between 35,313 and 72,626).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.2%)
Condition: buckle not functioning as intended (1.1%)
Transmission oil leaks: leaking excessively from transmission (1.1%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1%)

Where 2020 S90s fail

Wheels & tyres

4.2%

Brakes

4.2%

Lights & electrics

1.2%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.