2018–2021 · 71,230 MOT tests

Volvo XC40 MOT pass rate by year

How every year of the Volvo XC40 did at its MOT in 2024, compared with the average car of the same age.

105Above average
Best year201887.6% passed
Worst year202190.9% passed
Rank in Volvo6 of 17

Pass rate by year of registration

25%50%75%100%2018: 87.6% passed (average for its age 82.5%)20182019: 88.6% passed (average for its age 84.9%)20192020: 91.1% passed (average for its age 86.9%)20202021: 90.9% passed (average for its age 87.6%)2021

Pass rate first time Average for a car that age

Every year

YearTestsPassedAverageScore
2021 XC4025,22990.9%87.6%
104Above average
2020 XC4024,36691.1%86.9%
105Above average
2019 XC4015,03588.6%84.9%
104Above average
2018 XC406,60087.6%82.5%
106Above average

Common failures, all years

Share of all 71,230 tests.

  1. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2.8%
  2. Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.9%
  3. Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.1%
  4. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively0.8%
  5. Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed0.7%
  6. Headlamp aim: too high0.5%
  7. Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction0.2%
  8. Anti-roll bars - linkage: fractured0.2%

Other Volvo models

ModelMOT testsMOT Rank score
Volvo XC60110,040
105Above average
Volvo V4093,590
97Below average
Volvo XC9070,440
102About average
Volvo V7039,643
103Above average
Volvo V6039,116
103Above average
Volvo V5028,998
93Below average
Volvo C3022,230
98Below average
Volvo S6019,666
105Above average