2020 Volvo XC90 MOT pass rate: 88.3% (1,928 tests)

2020-registered Volvo XC90s passed 88.3% of 1,928 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.7 points worse than same-age cars (89.9%). This is one of the lower-scoring XC90 years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

88.3%Pass rate, 2020 cars

98.3Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

1,928Tests analysed

37,743 miMedian mileage at test

86.4% / 95.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2020 XC90 getting worse?

Pass rate of 2020-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	89.5% -1.3 vs same-age
2024	88.3% -1.6 vs same-age
2025	86.9% -2.0 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2020 XC90

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	221	67.0%
2	Brakes	38	11.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	16	4.8%
4	Suspension	14	4.2%
5	Visibility	13	3.9%
6	Road Wheels	11	3.3%

All XC90 years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2003	2,022	62.5%	-2.5 pts	150,468
2004	6,310	62.9%	-1.4 pts	159,556
2005	8,853	62.8%	-1.7 pts	155,967
2006	7,074	64.6%	+0.2 pts	149,435
2007	7,298	64.6%	-0.5 pts	147,587
2008	4,681	66.7%	+1.6 pts	141,350
2009	9,694	69.6%	+3.2 pts	133,830
2010	17,426	70.9%	+3.6 pts	128,606
2011	12,528	72.2%	+3.1 pts	121,881
2012	8,660	75.6%	+4.4 pts	111,336
2013	7,181	75.9%	+2.6 pts	104,089
2014	6,806	76.7%	+0.8 pts	96,146
2015	8,040	80.7%	+1.9 pts	86,782
2016	15,514	81.5%	+0.1 pts	79,310
2017	16,314	85.0%	+1.0 pts	68,627
2018	18,492	86.8%	+0.4 pts	57,578
2019	14,886	87.4%	-1.0 pts	46,166
2020 (this page)	1,928	88.3%	-1.7 pts	37,743

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Volvo XC90 years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2020 Volvo XC90 reliable?

2020-registered examples passed 88.3% of their MOT tests (1,928 tests, 2023–2025), -1.7 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 6 years old with a median 37,743 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2020 XC90?

The median tested example shows 37,743 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.