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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.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199661.4%38.6%22,367
199762.7%37.3%89,995
199864.3%35.7%101,710
199965.6%34.4%125,200
200066.7%33.3%122,009
200167.9%32.1%135,964
200267.8%32.2%140,943
200368.2%31.8%130,147
200467.9%32.1%74,669
201278.5%21.5%35,934
201379.5%20.5%156,266
201478.9%21.1%200,588
201579.3%20.7%171,947
201681.8%18.2%144,284
201784.2%15.8%111,731
201884.6%15.4%87,575
201985.8%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
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