Volvo V40 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volvo

Model: V40

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 630,574 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

78.7%

Share of this model's 630,574 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

42.6 mpg

CO2 emission

132 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

84,039

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

96,779

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

10.3

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

92,544

92,541 valid MOT, 3 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

630,574

630,574 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Uncommon

92,544On the road

Insight summary

Volvo V40 is an uncommon model in this snapshot, with 92,544 represented vehicles and 0.22% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 78.7% from 630,574 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 47. The current pool shows an average of 84,039 miles and an average age of 10.3 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 96,779 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are coil springs, tyre condition and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Volvo V40 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	58,337
PETROL	34,199
LPG	4
OTHER	3
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	20,330
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	14,838
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	5,277
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	4,939
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	4,740
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	4,553
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	4,455
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	4,426
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,347
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	4,300
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	3,725
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	3,696
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	3,093
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2,472
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,264
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	2,250
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2,237
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	2,123
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	2,062
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	2,043
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,970
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,912
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	1,893
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,887
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	1,822

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 107,654 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

20,330

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

14,838

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

5,277

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

4,939

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

4,740

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

4,553

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

4,455

Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))

4,426

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,347

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

4,300

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

3,725

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

3,696

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

3,093

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

2,472

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,264

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

2,250

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

2,237

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

2,123

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

2,062

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

2,043

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,970

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,912

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

1,893

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,887

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

1,822

Volvo V40 reliability and MOT data