# Volvo S90 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Volvo S90 passes its MOT first time 87% of the time, from 7,814 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 87%
- MOT tests analysed: 7,814 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 7,186 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 264 | 90% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 235 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 649 | 89% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 268 | 87% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 89 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1,226 | 86% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 758 | 90% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 110 | 90% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,312 | 88% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 92 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2018 | Hybrid | 56 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,350 | 83% |
| 2017 | Hybrid | 28 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 289 | 83% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 1998 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 57 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1997 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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