Volvo 400 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo 400's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 1997, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo 400 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo 400 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 400 averages 36.4% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.0% | 38.0% | 4,501 |
| 1990 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 10,679 |
| 1991 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 18,753 |
| 1992 | 63.0% | 37.0% | 35,324 |
| 1993 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 54,389 |
| 1994 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 70,619 |
| 1995 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 75,885 |
| 1996 | 63.8% | 36.2% | 47,071 |
| 1997 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 3,512 |
Does age change how often a Volvo 400 fails?
Older Volvo 400s fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 38.0% of tests against 35.3% for the 1997. Across every year the model averages 36.4%. The 1989 is the weakest year at 38.0%, and the 1997 the strongest at 35.3%.
More on the Volvo 400
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo 400: 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