Volvo S90 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

13.6% of 1,444 MOT tests of the Volvo S90 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 112.1 (95% CI 96.4–127.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Volvo S90 built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	13.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1444
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.4–127.7)	112.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1444
Rank among this model's 5 build years	5	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1444
Tested in 2024	283	tests	median 71,913 miles	2024	283

Built 2016 against Volvo S90 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 8.8% vs 10.8%; age 4: 13.3% vs 11.3%; age 5: 12.6% vs 11.7%; age 6: 15.5% vs 12.3%; age 7: 18.1% vs 14.7%; age 8: 19.8% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Volvo S90 by registration · All Volvo S90 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Volvo S90 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volvo S90 built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	294 (rough estimate)	8.8	6.1–12.6	10.8	81.6
4	286 (rough estimate)	13.3	9.8–17.7	11.3	117.2
5	286 (rough estimate)	12.6	9.2–16.9	11.7	107.7
6	290 (rough estimate)	15.5	11.8–20.1	12.3	126.1
7	288 (rough estimate)	18.1	14–22.9	14.7	122.7
8	283 (rough estimate)	19.8	15.6–24.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,727 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Volvo S90?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 7.8 items per 100 first tests, against 7.4 across all build years of the Volvo S90. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volvo S90 built 2016 against the Volvo S90 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	7.8	7.4	135
Visibility	4.5	3.5	78
Brakes	4.5	5.4	78
Body, chassis, structure	3.5	1	61
Suspension	3	1.4	52

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,727 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Volvo S90, 2016 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 98.6.

Volvo S90 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2016	112.1	96.4–127.7	no different (rough estimate)	1,444
2017	98.6	91.9–105.2	no different	7,234
2018	100.0	94.2–105.9	no different	10,156
2019	109.5	101.7–117.3	worse	6,525
2020	109.5	95.4–123.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,065

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,424 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volvo S90 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volvo-s90/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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