Volvo XC90 - 2006
374.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo XC90, model year 2006.
Sample size: 2,517 cars, 5,660 tests and 21,179 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,517 cars
The 2006 Volvo XC90 has a slightly higher overall defect rate of 374 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 369 per 100. It performs notably better in categories such as visibility and body/structure, with defect rates significantly lower than the average, showing improvements of 23% and 43%, respectively. However, it has higher issues related to steering and lights/electrics, with defect rates that exceed the average by 22% and 21%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly notable in the highest mileage category, where the XC90 shows a rate of 476 per 100. Overall, while the XC90 excels in some areas, it also presents challenges in specific mechanical and electrical components.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,517 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.9% better
143.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 21.8% worse
24.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 23.8% better
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 17.0% worse
130.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.3% worse
349.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 43.9% better
33.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 14.4% worse
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 28.0% better
32.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 3,292
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,000
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,233
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,117
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 793
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 782
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 606
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 600
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 595
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 582
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 600
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 352
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 348
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 117
Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
FAIL
Occurrences: 109