Pass rate
93.2%
Above average — 3.7 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 59 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£71
2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 39,829 mi
Only 59 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
Tyres
40.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 93.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 93.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.7%
- Typical mileage
- 40k mi
The 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 MOT pass rate is 93.2% of its MOT tests — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 40.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.1× the national share
Tyres make up 40.6% of everything recorded on the 2019 Volvo Xc90 Inscription T6, against 19.8% nationally — 20.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 89.5% and this one manages 93.2% — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 59 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 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.7%. The median 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 in this dataset had covered 39,829 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Daytime running lamps insecure", noted on 1.69% of tests.
- 59 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.2% overall pass rate, 92.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volvo XC90 Inscription T6, the average is 93.2% — best year 2019 (93.2%), worst 2019 (93.2%).
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
- 59
- Typical mileage (median)
- 39,829 mi
- Make and model
- Volvo XC90 Inscription T6
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the XC90 Inscription T6 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the XC90 Inscription T6
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15 | 93.3% |
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 2019 XC90 Inscription T6
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 2019 XC90 Inscription T6
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 lights 1.7% of tests
“daytime running lamps insecure”
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 number plates 1.7% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the windscreen 1.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of an obligatory external mirror”
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.
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 2019 XC90 Inscription T6 through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£71 — and 50% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £26–£71
- Cheapest common item: daytime running lamps insecure
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 83%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 50%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 59 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 →
Compare the 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- Suzuki Vitara 93.2%
- Lexus Ct 93.2%
- Volkswagen T-Roc 93.3%
- Kia Venga 93.3%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 93.3%
- Mazda Cx-3 93.1%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 6 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 32 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 | 13 | 40.60% | 19.76% | +20.84 |
| Brakes | 12 | 37.50% | 20.89% | +16.61 |
| Suspension | 2 | 6.20% | 20.98% | −14.78 |
| Visibility | 2 | 6.20% | 4.97% | +1.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 3.10% | 12.21% | −9.11 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 3.10% | 1.76% | +1.34 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime running lamps insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.7% | £20–80 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of an obligatory external mirror Visibility | Major | 1.7% | £80–200 |
| 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 | 18.6% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.1% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 18 | 94.4% | 19,218 mi |
| 30-60k | 29 | 93.1% | 43,209 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 100.0% | 74,242 mi |
| 90-120k | 4 | 75.0% | 95,642 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 120,462 mi |
Source: 59 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.
2019 XC90 Inscription T6 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6?
93.2% of the 59 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 92.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6?
The three most recorded items are daytime running lamps insecure (1.69%), electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (1.69%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.4% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription T6 in this dataset had covered 39,829 mi.