Sub-frame corroded on the Volvo XC90

Sub-frame corroded on the Volvo XC90 is recorded on 11,040 tests — 5.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	2.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share
The 291 models compared	52 of 291, highest first
The model's own record	210,525 tests · every year of the XC90 →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Volvo XC90 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2003, 6.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.2%. The share has fallen 6.3 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 7.1%; best 2017 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2003	341	5,260	6.5%
2004	1,152	16,182	7.1%
2005	1,528	23,074	6.6%
2006	906	18,254	5.0%
2007	1,033	18,940	5.5%
2008	774	12,032	6.4%
2009	1,339	24,570	5.5%
2010	1,761	43,842	4.0%
2011	1,063	31,416	3.4%
2012	492	21,178	2.3%
2013	251	8,749	2.9%
2014	166	8,275	2.0%
2015	110	9,507	1.2%
2016	72	18,248	0.4%
2017	41	18,667	0.2%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £180–£450 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Sub-frame corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Volvo XC90 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Volvo model →