Every gasoline XC90 model year from 2004 to 2020, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Large SUV of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: XC90 Mild Hybrid (2021–2025).
Across 16 scored model years the XC90 needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2012 is its strongest, 2004 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Large SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #27 /27 | 0th | Avoid | |
| 2005 | #24 /28 | 15th | ||
| 2006 | #8 /29 | 75th | ||
| 2007 | #8 /31 | 77th | ||
| 2008 | #8 /32 | 77th | ||
| 2009 | #6 /34 | 85th | ||
| 2010 | #3 /29 | 93th | ||
| 2011 | #13 /32 | 61th | ||
| 2012 | #1 /29 | 100th | Best year | |
| 2013 | #5 /27 | 85th | ||
| 2014 | #8 /29 | 75th | ||
| 2016 | #28 /30 | 7th | ||
| 2017 | #17 /31 | 47th | ||
| 2018 | #10 /27 | 65th | ||
| 2019 | #8 /32 | 77th | ||
| 2020 | #6 /35 | 85th |
The line has moved around across 16 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2004–2005. The recent trend is upward. This 2020 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every XC90 model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Large SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2018–2020), the trouble concentrates in one place: structure & body. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Large SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
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Your XC90 is plotted against 35 rivals from 2020.
Look up your XC90 →Your XC90 is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your XC90 →2012 is the strongest XC90 model year on record, ranking #1 of 29 Large SUVs that year.
2004 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #27 of 27.
The 2020 XC90 ranks #6 of 35 Large SUVs — the upper quarter of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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