Volvo XC90 - 2014
159.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volvo XC90, model year 2014.
Sample size: 2,422 cars, 5,719 tests and 9,108 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: 2,422 cars
The 2014 Volvo XC90 has an overall defect rate of 159 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% lower than the average for cars of the same year, indicating a generally better performance. Notably, the model excels in several categories, including steering, visibility, and body structure, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average. In terms of mileage-related trends, defects increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, but even in the highest range, the XC90 maintains a lower defect rate than the average. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue across models, the XC90 stands out positively in critical areas of vehicle performance.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,422 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 9.6% better
83.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 36.1% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 29.1% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 12.4% better
34.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 18.3% better
162.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 66.7% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▼ 20.0% worse
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 56.1% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
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: 1,891
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,107
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 806
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 365
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 317
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 216
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 205
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 245
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
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: 68
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 57