Pass rate
94.4%
Above average — 2.4 pts ahead of the 92.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 89 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£122
2022 Volvo V90 B6 MOT pass rate
- 2022
- typical 62,462 mi
Only 89 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
26.3% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 94.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2020 93.7% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 94.2%
- Typical mileage
- 62k mi
The 2022 Volvo V90 B6 MOT pass rate is 94.4% of its MOT tests — 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo V90 B6 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 26.3% of everything recorded on the 2022 Volvo V90 B6, against 12.2% nationally — 14.1 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 89 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2022 Volvo V90 B6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 92.0%, so this figure is 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 94.2%. The median 2022 Volvo V90 B6 in this dataset had covered 62,462 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.9% of the time, April–September 96.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits", noted on 2.25% of tests.
- 89 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.4% overall pass rate, 94.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo V90 B6, the average is 94.1% — best year 2022 (94.4%), worst 2020 (93.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 89
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,462 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo V90 B6
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Emissions Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the V90 B6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 25% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the V90 B6
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 20 | 95.0% |
| East of England | 18 | 100.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2022 V90 B6
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2022 V90 B6
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.3% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 2.3% of tests
“front fog lamps not working”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.1% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2022 V90 B6 through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£122 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £37–£122
- Cheapest common item: front fog lamps not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 38%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 89 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the V90 B6, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2020 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.7% to 94.4% — a spread of 0.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 93.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 94.4%catalyst emissions lambda reading…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2022 Volvo V90 B6 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2022 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Cx-5 94.4%
- Toyota Corolla 94.5%
- Jaguar I-Pace HSE 94.3%
- Audi Q3 94.2%
- Hyundai Tucson Ultimate T-Gdi 94.2%
- Skoda Karoq 94.2%
Closest pass rates among 2022 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2022 Volvo V90 B6 8 failure items · 5 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 19 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5 | 26.30% | 12.21% | +14.09 |
| Brakes | 3 | 15.80% | 20.89% | −5.09 |
| Tyres | 3 | 15.80% | 19.76% | −3.96 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 10.50% | 5.57% | +4.93 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2 | 10.50% | 5.52% | +4.98 |
| Suspension | 1 | 5.30% | 20.98% | −15.68 |
| Visibility | 1 | 5.30% | 4.97% | +0.33 |
| Steering | 1 | 5.30% | 2.57% | +2.73 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 5.30% | 1.76% | +3.54 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.3% | £60–250 |
| Front fog lamps not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.3% | £30–80 |
| Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.1% | £80–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.1% | £30–80 |
| Locking devices locking device ineffective Steering | Rectified | 1.1% | £60–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 1.1% | £45–120 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 1.1% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 11 | 90.9% | 14,853 mi |
| 30-60k | 29 | 96.6% | 45,525 mi |
| 60-90k | 29 | 96.6% | 74,021 mi |
| 90-120k | 17 | 100.0% | 99,178 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 33.3% | 120,683 mi |
Source: 89 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2022 V90 B6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2022 Volvo V90 B6?
94.4% of the 89 2022 Volvo V90 B6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 92.0% for cars first used in 2022. First-attempt pass rate: 94.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2022 Volvo V90 B6?
The three most recorded items are catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (2.25%), front fog lamps not working (2.25%), headlamp aim too high (2.25%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2022 Volvo V90 B6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.9% of the time, falling to 33.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2022 Volvo V90 B6 in this dataset had covered 62,462 mi.
Does the season affect the 2022 Volvo V90 B6 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 96.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.