Volvo V90 Cross Country MOT reliability

Volvo V90 Cross Countrys passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 835 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

835

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2019 diesel

192 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 54,934 (most between 43,504 and 69,940).

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

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (4.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)

2019 petrol

65 MOTs

These figures come from 65 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 86%. Typical mileage 54,331 (most between 44,116 and 67,862).

2020: 100% → 2022: 96% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.1%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.5%)
Electronic stability control: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.5%)

Where 2019 V90 Cross Countrys fail

Suspension & axles

4.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.6%

Brakes

2.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.6%

Lights & electrics

0.5%

Visibility & wipers

0.5%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).