Does the Volvo V90 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Volvo V90 records 1.95 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.94 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.01, 95% interval +0.89 to +1.13). It ranks 221 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Volvo V90 by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volvo V90 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 565 times in 2019–2024.

Volvo V90: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	565	1.07
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	269	0.51
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	50	0.09
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	35	0.07
Exhaust fumes entering cabin	30	0.06

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,634 (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

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Does the Volvo V90 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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