Volvo V90 R-Design B4 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volvo V90 R-Design B4 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volvo V90 R-Design B4 passed on its first attempt in 89.1%, and its overall record sits +9.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volvo V90 R-Design B4 in the 2023–2025 data: 663 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Volvo V90 R-Design B4 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volvo V90 R-Design B4, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Volvo V90 R-Design B4's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volvo V90 R-Design B4 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volvo V90 R-Design B4, each with how many of the model's 663 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 25 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 16 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 16 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 10 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 8 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Volvo V90 R-Design B4 tests, 0.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volvo V90 R-Design B4 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volvo V90 R-Design B4 model year on record is 2022 (91.4% across 93 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (88.7%). The gap between them is 2.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Volvo V90 R-Design B4 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volvo V90 R-Design B4 Owners

These checks follow this Volvo V90 R-Design B4's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volvo V90 R-Design B4.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Volvo V90 R-Design B4. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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