Volvo S40 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo S40's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2012, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo S40 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo S40 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 S40 averages 30.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 62.4% | 37.6% | 21,146 |
| 1997 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 78,473 |
| 1998 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 106,446 |
| 1999 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 121,240 |
| 2000 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 110,766 |
| 2001 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 106,897 |
| 2002 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 105,467 |
| 2003 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 104,552 |
| 2004 | 70.9% | 29.1% | 113,411 |
| 2005 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 109,853 |
| 2006 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 86,011 |
| 2007 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 73,190 |
| 2008 | 73.5% | 26.5% | 96,363 |
| 2009 | 74.8% | 25.2% | 62,665 |
| 2010 | 75.1% | 24.9% | 46,999 |
| 2011 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 28,929 |
| 2012 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 21,738 |
Does age change how often a Volvo S40 fails?
Older Volvo S40s fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 37.6% of tests against 23.6% for the 2012. Across every year the model averages 30.1%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 37.6%, and the 2012 the strongest at 23.6%.
More on the Volvo S40
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo S40: 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