Does the Volvo S90 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Volvo S90 records 5.38 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.88 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.50, 95% interval +1.23 to +1.77). It ranks 244 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Volvo S90 by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volvo S90 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,170 times in 2019–2024.

Volvo S90: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	1,170	4.03
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	44	0.15
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	39	0.13
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	39	0.13
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value	38	0.13

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,023 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Volvo S90 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.8% of Volvo S90 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 9,291 miles later (3,018 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,018 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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