Volvo XC90 - 2005
402.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo XC90, model year 2005.
Sample size: 3,088 cars, 6,982 tests and 28,119 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,088 cars
The 2005 Volvo XC90 has an overall defect rate of 403 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 7.3% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it exhibits fewer issues in categories like brakes, visibility, body structure, and other defects, showing significant improvements compared to the average. However, the model struggles with steering, lights and electrics, and issues related to wheels and suspensions, where it has higher defect rates than the average. Mileage data indicates that as the vehicle ages and accumulates mileage, defect rates tend to increase, particularly in the highest mileage category. Overall, while the XC90 performs well in certain areas, it does face challenges in key mechanical aspects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,088 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 19.2% better
128.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
Steering
▼ 24.6% worse
27.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 35.2% better
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 34.5% worse
148.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 25.4% worse
394.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 26.0% better
45.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 8.5% worse
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 37.3% better
29.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,814
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,546
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,849
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,403
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,350
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 866
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 806
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 796
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 734
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 665
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 806
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 490
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 477
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 446
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 354
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
FAIL
Occurrences: 169