Pass rate
100.0%
Above average — 5.2 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 6,209 mi
Only 56 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.
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Most common fault
Tyres
50.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 100.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2023 100.0% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 100.0%
- Typical mileage
- 6k mi
The 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 MOT pass rate is 100.0% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Advisories: 12.0× the national share
Advisories make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2023 Volvo Xc90 Core B6, against 4.2% nationally — 45.8 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 50.0%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Most of what testers record here is advisory — worth reading, not worth walking away from on its own.
- 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 94.8% and this one manages 100.0% — 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 56 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 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 5.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 100.0%. The median 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 in this dataset had covered 6,209 mi.
No individual failure item was recorded often enough to list.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 100.0% overall pass rate, 100.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC90 Core B6, the average is 100.0% — best year 2023 (100.0%), worst 2023 (100.0%).
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
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 6,209 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC90 Core B6
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Service parts
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the XC90 Core B6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 92% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the XC90 Core B6
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 28 | 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 2023 XC90 Core 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.
Compare the 2023 Volvo XC90 Core 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 2023 cars with a similar record
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
Closest pass rates among 2023 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 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 0 failure items · 2 advisories · 2 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1 | 50.00% | 19.76% | +30.24 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 50.00% | 4.18% | +45.82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 53 | 100.0% | 8,978 mi |
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 53,097 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 100.0% | 63,406 mi |
Source: 56 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.
2023 XC90 Core B6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6?
100.0% of the 56 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 100.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6?
Not enough item-level records were available for this vehicle.
Does mileage affect the 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 Volvo XC90 Core B6 in this dataset had covered 6,209 mi.