Volvo V40 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 76.5% of 100,926 MOT tests on the Volvo V40 ended in a pass, about the same as the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 78.2% against 82.0%, ranking 115th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volvo V40 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 35,637 tests | 88.0% | 27,000 · 19k to 35k |
| 411,731 tests | 85.2% | 33,000 · 23k to 45k |
| 512,130 tests | 81.3% | 43,000 · 31k to 55k |
| 614,971 tests | 78.9% | 51,000 · 37k to 67k |
| 714,735 tests | 75.5% | 63,000 · 47k to 81k |
| 816,301 tests | 72.9% | 75,000 · 57k to 93k |
| 913,644 tests | 73.0% | 83,000 · 65k to 107k |
| 106,770 tests | 70.3% | 97,000 · 73k to 121k |
| 11563 tests | 68.7% | 103,000 · 75k to 129k |
| 18379 tests | 49.6% | 117,000 · 89k to 151k |
| 191,289 tests | 52.5% | 121,000 · 91k to 155k |
| 20961 tests | 59.3% | 123,000 · 89k to 153k |
| 21729 tests | 57.5% | 119,000 · 89k to 147k |
| 22507 tests | 57.2% | 111,000 · 87k to 139k |
| 23240 tests | 62.5% | 107,000 · 77k to 131k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volvo V40. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used V40
The parts that come up most often in Volvo V40 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
Check a specific V40
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Other Volvo models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Volvo models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.