Volvo XC90 - 2011
248.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo XC90, model year 2011.
Sample size: 4,490 cars, 10,635 tests and 26,445 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 4,490 cars
The 2011 Volvo XC90 has an overall defect rate of 249 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% lower than the average rate of 271 per 100 for its year. This model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles segment, where it reports 377 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 420. The XC90 performs notably better in categories such as Steering, Visibility, Body/Structure, and Other, with defect rates significantly lower than the averages for those areas. However, it has higher issues in Lights & Electrics and Equipment, with the defects in Lights & Electrics being nearly 100% of the reported defects for this model. Overall, while it has some specific weaknesses, the XC90 generally shows a lower defect rate compared to average vehicles of the same age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,490 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 4.5% better
105.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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
▲ 52.5% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 21.7% better
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 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: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 44.8% worse
99.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.3% better
233.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 56.9% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 27.0% worse
9.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 58.3% better
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,941
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,034
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,116
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,367
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,033
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 850
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 683
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 679
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: 616
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 601
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 683
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 601
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 423
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 385
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 333
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 275
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 156
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 133