Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 passed on its first attempt in 87.6%, and its overall record sits +7.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 in the 2023–2025 data: 173 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). 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 XC90 R-Design B6 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Volvo XC90 R-Design B6, 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 XC90 R-Design B6's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Volvo XC90 R-Design B6, each with how many of the model's 173 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 7 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 6 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 3 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 3 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 2 Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 model year on record is 2020 (90.3% across 72 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (87.1%). The gap between them is 3.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Volvo XC90 R-Design B6 Owners

These checks follow this Volvo XC90 R-Design B6's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Volvo XC90 R-Design B6.

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

• 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 XC90 R-Design B6. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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