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Volvo S90 - 2021

61.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo S90, model year 2021. Sample size: 245 cars, 571 tests and 353 recorded faults.
0%
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 245 cars

The 2021 Volvo S90 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate of 62 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 79 defects, marking it 21% better than the yearly average. Notably, it excels in categories such as brakes and steering, where it has zero reported defects, while the average has relatively high percentages. However, it has a higher defect rate concerning equipment issues compared to the average, indicating a specific area of concern. Mileage-related trends suggest that defects increase with mileage, peaking in the higher mileages, but the S90 maintains a strong performance overall relative to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 245 cars

More model years for Volvo S90

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 70.3% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 15.2% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 50.0% better
5.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.4% worse
91.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 86.7% worse
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 135
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 25
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 9
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
PRS
Occurrences: 6

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
5.2.3 (i) (i)
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1