Land Rover Range/Rover vs Volvo Xc90

On MOT-testable defects, the Land Rover Range/Rover (fail rate 15.8%) performed better than the Volvo Xc90 (19.8%) across comparable years. The biggest divergence was lighting & signalling, where the Xc90 recorded failures more often.

15.8%
Range/Rover fail rate
19.8%
Xc90 fail rate
3.94pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricLand Rover Range/RoverVolvo Xc90
MOT tests analysed1,175,907365,465
Pass rate84.2%80.2%
Fail rate15.8%19.8%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Land Rover Range/Rover 15.8% Volvo Xc90 19.8%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryRange/RoverXc90
Lighting & signalling4.6%10.7%
Brakes5.7%10.1%
Visibility0.0%2.7%
Body, structure & corrosion2.6%0.0%
Tyres4.6%5.3%
Suspension5.3%4.9%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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