Pass rate
96.7%
Above average — 6.0 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 60 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £55–£157
2020 Volvo XC90 B6 MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 82,493 mi
Only 60 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
Brakes
29.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 96.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 89.7% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.6%
- Typical mileage
- 82k mi
The 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 MOT pass rate is 96.7% of its MOT tests — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.6% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Visibility: 4.5× the national share
Visibility accounts for 22.2% of everything recorded on the 2020 Volvo Xc90 B6, against 5.0% nationally — 17.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 29.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 90.7% and this one manages 96.7% — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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.
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 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.6%. The median 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 in this dataset had covered 82,493 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 5.00% of tests.
- 60 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.7% overall pass rate, 96.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC90 B6, the average is 92.7% — best year 2020 (96.7%), worst 2021 (89.7%).
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
- 60
- Typical mileage (median)
- 82,493 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC90 B6
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the XC90 B6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 80% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2020 XC90 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 2020 XC90 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 windscreen 5.0% of tests
“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.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.3% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
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.
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Check the brakes 1.7% of tests
“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.
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 2020 XC90 B6 through its MOT
Across the 9 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £55–£157 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 9 common items
- £55–£157
- Cheapest common item: front fog lamps insecure
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: engine mounting condition fractured
- £200–£700
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 60 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 XC90 B6, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2020 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 89.7% to 96.7% — a spread of 7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 96.7%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 89.7% shock absorbers has a serious…
- 2022 92.7% front fog lamp switch not…
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 2020 Volvo XC90 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 2020 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 9 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 8 | 29.60% | 20.89% | +8.71 |
| Visibility | 6 | 22.20% | 4.97% | +17.23 |
| Tyres | 5 | 18.50% | 19.76% | −1.26 |
| Suspension | 2 | 7.40% | 20.98% | −13.58 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 7.40% | 5.57% | +1.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 7.40% | 4.18% | +3.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 3.70% | 12.21% | −8.51 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 3.70% | 1.76% | +1.94 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.0% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 3.3% | £8–22 |
| Bearing housing likely to fail Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.7% | £80–250 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Engine mounting condition fractured Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.7% | £200–700 |
| Front fog lamps insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Rectified | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Pedal anti-slip provision loose Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £45–110 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £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 | 8.3% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.0% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.3% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–110 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 1.7% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 10 | 100.0% | 19,647 mi |
| 30-60k | 12 | 100.0% | 44,054 mi |
| 60-90k | 9 | 88.9% | 75,289 mi |
| 90-120k | 18 | 100.0% | 109,294 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 90.9% | 141,556 mi |
Source: 60 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.
2020 XC90 B6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Volvo XC90 B6?
96.7% of the 60 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 96.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Volvo XC90 B6?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.00%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.33%), bearing housing likely to fail (1.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 90.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Volvo XC90 B6 in this dataset had covered 82,493 mi.