Car statistics by year

2019 Volvo XC90

Volvo XC90 cars first registered in 2019: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2019, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volvo XC90. “2019” is the year of first registration.

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7,096 MOT tests of 2019 Volvo XC90 cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 86.2% All 2019 cars 84.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 56,900 miles; all 2019 cars 42,400
  • Left at the end of 2025 7,185 96.1% of the 7,476 at the end of 2019
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 7.3% All 2019 cars 5.4%
  • Tests with an advisory 46.2% All 2019 cars 41.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 7,096 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2019 Volvo XC90s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 6 years old, 86.2% of 2019 Volvo XC90 MOT tests were passed first time, against 84.4% for all cars first registered in 2019. 2019 Volvo XC90s did better than average for their age, by 1.8 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 86.6% of the time (all 2019 cars 85.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Volvo XC90 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Volvo XC90 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volvo XC90 compared with all cars
First registered Volvo XC90All cars
’11 64.2%61.5%
’12 69.6%63.6%
’13 70.7%66.0%
’14 69.4%69.1%
’15 80.0%72.6%
’16 79.9%75.6%
’17 82.7%79.1%
’18 84.6%81.8%
’19 86.2%84.4%
’20 86.3%86.9%
’21 87.3%88.4%
’22 87.4%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2019 Volvo XC90

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick was the most common single reason a 2019 Volvo XC90 failed, on 23.6% of about 1,000 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (49.0% of failed tests; all 2019 cars 33.9%). 7.3% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 5.4% for all cars first registered in 2019. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2019 Volvo XC90 tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 23.6%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 19.4%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 10.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 8.4%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 7.4%
Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension 5.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 5.7%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 4.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.8%
Road wheels: fractured Road wheels 2.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volvo XC90 vs all 2019 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2019 Volvo XC90 MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2019 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 49.0%
Brakes 28.3%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.9%
Visibility 8.3%
Suspension 8.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks 5.1%
Body, chassis, structure 3.0%
Identification of the vehicle 2.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2019 Volvo XC90

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 46.2% of 2019 Volvo XC90 tests had at least one (all 2019 cars 41.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2019 Volvo XC90 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 15.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 15.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 7.0%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 5.8%
Suspension arms: ball joint has slight play Suspension 5.6%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 4.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 3.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 3.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.9%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2019 Volvo XC90?

Half of the 2019 Volvo XC90s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 56,900 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 44,300 and a quarter more than 72,200. For all cars first registered in 2019, the middle figure was 42,400 miles, so 2019 Volvo XC90s have been driven 34.2% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2019 Volvo XC90 and all 2019 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2019 Volvo XC90 33,700 44,300 56,900 72,200 87,300 6,859
All 2019 cars 20,300 30,000 42,400 57,100 74,200 2,073,624
miles

Half of the 2019 Volvo XC90s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 56,900 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2019 Volvo XC90s are left?

At the end of 2019, 7,476 2019 Volvo XC90s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 7,185 were: 7,090 licensed and 95 declared off the road (SORN). That is 96.1% still on the record, against 97.3% for all cars first registered in 2019.

Share still on the record since 2019

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2019. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2019 Volvo XC90s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2019, compared with all 2019 cars
Year end 2019 Volvo XC90All 2019 cars
2019 100.0%100.0%
2020 101.2%99.1%
2021 98.8%98.5%
2022 96.1%97.2%
2023 95.9%97.5%
2024 96.8%97.5%
2025 96.1%97.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2019

11 of the Volvo XC90’s 43 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2019. 17 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2019 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2019 may have been built in 2018, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volvo XC90 recalls whose build dates include 2019
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
3 Dec 2025 Front seat belts 15 Mar 2016 to 1 Sept 2025 1
23 Jun 2025 BCM2 SW – Safety Notice 24 Jul 2019 to 11 Jun 2025 1,764
24 Mar 2025 SPA1 Cell Modules 29 Apr 2019 to 29 Nov 2021 2,081
5 Nov 2024 BCM2 – Push Road 28 May 2019 to 5 Feb 2020 1,028
8 Dec 2023 The anchorage bolts for the second-row seat belts and seat belt buckles may not have been correctly secured. In a worst-case scenario this may not provide sufficient protection in the event of a collision. 12 Jan 2014 to 29 Sept 2023 572
18 Oct 2021 Thrust bearing in turbo charger might not be robust enough 5 Feb 2019 to 2 Sept 2019 2,083 (all models)
18 Sept 2021 Potentially insufficient or missing welding connection in the hydraulic unit of the brake system 16 May 2019 to 27 Nov 2020 28 (all models)
7 Jun 2021 There is a risk that the 15amp fuse could blow which will prevent the low pressure fuel pump from operating 7 Nov 2018 to 5 Dec 2019 14,380 (all models)
16 Mar 2020 Software issue means that automatic emergency brake system may not engage 21 Jan 2019 to 10 Mar 2020 56,385 (all models)
19 Dec 2019 Possible loss of power whilst driving 13 Nov 2019 to 11 Dec 2019 53 (all models)
25 Apr 2019 An engine cooling system hose may break 27 Apr 2014 to 26 May 2019 959

Every Volvo XC90 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Volvo XC90

19 years of the Volvo XC90, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2015 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (80.0% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (87.4%).

Volvo XC90s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2004 2,211 56.1% 57.9%
2005 2,793 56.0% 57.7%
2006 2,233 57.5% 56.9%
2007 2,319 58.0% 57.3%
2008 1,433 58.5% 57.0%
2009 3,104 61.4% 58.2%
2010 5,675 63.3% 59.3%
2011 4,081 64.2% 61.5%
2012 2,860 69.6% 63.6%
2013 2,369 70.7% 66.0%
2014 2,315 2,275 69.4% 69.1%
2015 2,812 2,687 80.0% 72.6%
2016 5,567 5,130 79.9% 75.6%
2017 5,976 5,427 82.7% 79.1%
2018 6,487 6,216 84.6% 81.8%
2019 7,476 7,185 86.2% 84.4%
2020 5,111 4,866 86.3% 86.9%
2021 6,991 6,681 87.3% 88.4%
2022 6,572 6,361 87.4% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 7,096 MOT tests of 2019 Volvo XC90 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 7,185 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volvo XC90 cars first registered in 2019; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2019.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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