Reliability report
Volvo 900 reliability and common faults
Based on 2,762 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
29.6%
fail rate · average 31.4%
better than average
2,762 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Volvo 900
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Driving controls
Plates and identification
Exhaust and emissions
Tyres
Steering
Body and structure
Brakes
Lights and electrics
Visibility
Wheels
Seat belts and airbags
Suspension
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 21+ years | 29.6% avg 31.4% | — |
Volvo 900 – FAQs
How reliable is the Volvo 900?+
In the UK the Volvo 900 fails 29.6% of MOT tests, against an average of 31.4% for cars of the same age – better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Volvo 900?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: plates and identification, exhaust and emissions.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Rudolf Stricker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).