2019 Volvo V90: MOT pass rate and reliability

85.3% of 2019 Volvo V90s pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,521 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,523 miles.

How the 2019 compares

• Against all Volvo V90s (84.7%, 10,048 tests): +0.6 points
• Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -2.6 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volvo V90 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volvo V90:

What this means if you are buying a 2019 V90

The 2019 sits close to the Volvo V90 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2019 Volvo V90 the average at test was 53,523 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 85.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2016 at 79.1%. That 6.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

• 2016 Volvo V90 - 79.1%
• 2017 Volvo V90 - 83.7%
• 2018 Volvo V90 - 85.9%

All Volvo V90 MOT data · Every model