Volvo V40 MOT pass rate by year
How the Volvo V40's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2019, across the DVSA record.
What is the Volvo V40 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Volvo V40 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 V40 averages 26.2% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.4% | 38.6% | 22,367 |
| 1997 | 62.7% | 37.3% | 89,995 |
| 1998 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 101,710 |
| 1999 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 125,200 |
| 2000 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 122,009 |
| 2001 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 135,964 |
| 2002 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 140,943 |
| 2003 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 130,147 |
| 2004 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 74,669 |
| 2012 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 35,934 |
| 2013 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 156,266 |
| 2014 | 78.9% | 21.1% | 200,588 |
| 2015 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 171,947 |
| 2016 | 81.8% | 18.2% | 144,284 |
| 2017 | 84.2% | 15.8% | 111,731 |
| 2018 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 87,575 |
| 2019 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 46,071 |
Does age change how often a Volvo V40 fails?
Older Volvo V40s fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 38.6% of tests against 14.2% for the 2019. Across every year the model averages 26.2%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 38.6%, and the 2019 the strongest at 14.2%.
More on the Volvo V40
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Volvo V40: 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