Volvo 900 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo 900's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1990 to 1999, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo 900 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo 900 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Volvo 900 averages 31.0% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 6,208 |
| 1991 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 46,084 |
| 1992 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 59,467 |
| 1993 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 49,136 |
| 1994 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 46,122 |
| 1995 | 69.0% | 31.0% | 67,903 |
| 1996 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 58,435 |
| 1997 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 59,425 |
| 1998 | 70.6% | 29.4% | 16,833 |
| 1999 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 2,245 |
Does age change how often a Volvo 900 fails?
Older Volvo 900s fail more often, as expected. The 1990 cars fail 30.9% of tests against 25.0% for the 1999. Across every year the model averages 31.0%. The 1992 is the weakest year at 31.7%, and the 1999 the strongest at 25.0%.
More on the Volvo 900
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo 900: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Volvo models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain