Running costs

THE XC90 needs servicing annually or every 18,000 miles, although when it was launched there was a 12k-mile limit, which has since been extended. Services alternate between minor and major, priced at £250 and £400 respectively. The sixth service (and also the 12th) is a big one costing £800, and includes a new timing belt, which needs replacing every 10 years or 108,000 miles.

Diesel and T6 petrol engines have a cambelt; other units (2.5T, 4.4 V8) are chain driven. Brake fluid needs changing every other service, but there’s no coolant schedule; it’s checked each service and changed as necessary.